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FNUS75 KABQ 281218
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUSAS WILDFIRE...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
618 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING
TO AROUND 10% BY THE LATE AFTERNOON WHILE WESTERLY GUSTS OCCASIONALLY
REACH 35 MPH. WINDS WILL START TO SETTLE AROUND SUNSET, BUT AN
INCOMING COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE THE DIRECTION TO QUICKLY SHIFT FROM
THE NORTH NORTHEAST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING IN
HIGHER HUMIDITY TO THE AREA BY DAWN, BUT THE MOISTURE WILL START
TO LEAVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY WHILE BREEZY SOUTH SOUTHWEST
WINDS DEVELOP. INCREASED CHANCES FOR SOAKING RAINFALL WILL ARRIVE
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY
THIS MORNING, TURNING STRONGER FROM THE WEST BY
10 AM TO NOON WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/204879 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/124911 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/204879 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
35 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 8 TO 12 MPH BY 9 PM MDT.
WINDS WILL QUICKLY TURN NORTH NORTHEAST AT 8 TO 16
MPH BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM MDT WHEN A COLD FRONT ARRIVES,
SETTLING TO 6 TO 10 MPH BY DAWN WEDNESDAY.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/233696 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48889 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/233696 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...52
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611436.5/ABQ
.DELDT 04/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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