295
FNUS75 KABQ 291400
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUSAS WILDFIRE...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
800 AM MDT WED APR 29 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP BY NOON TODAY,
STRENGTHENING TO ITS PEAK BETWEEN 3-6PM. SURFACE GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WITH HUMIDITY VALUES LIKELY IN THE LOW TEENS,
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
MID-AFTERNOON HOURS, THOUGH SHOULD REMAIN LOCALIZED AND BRIEF.
WINDS SHIFT EASTERLY TONIGHT BEHIND A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT, WITH
PRECIPITATION CHANCES STARTING TO INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 8,500 TO 9,000 FEET THROUGH
THURSDAY, SO THE AREA SHOULD RECEIVE MOSTLY RAIN WITH ANY
PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS. THE AREA MAY RECEIVE UP TO 0.25" OF
RAINFALL THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS DROP FURTHER THURSDAY NIGHT, AND
LIGHT SNOWFALL MAY MIX INTO THE AREA DURING THIS TIME.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/304563 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/56284 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/304563 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/241500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/47370 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/29728 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...77
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/29/26
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