408
FNUS75 KABQ 181254
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
654 AM MDT THU JUN 18 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE LESS TODAY, STILL BECOMING
BREEZY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AT THE FIRE LOCATION. A STRAY SHOWER
MAY DEVELOP SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE LOCATION CLOSER TO LOS ALAMOS,
BUT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AWAY TOWARD SANTA FE. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
BRING AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE AND GOOD RECOVERIES TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STRAY SHOWER/STORM HAS A LOW CHANCE OF
DEVELOPING NEAR THE FIRE LOCATION FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT OVERALL
DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST. STRONGER WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS ARRIVE SATURDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND ELEVATED TO SHORT
LIVED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/124852 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/82169 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/108500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/38500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/5500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
JUNETEENTH
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/51753 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/114704 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 10-6
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615757.0/ABQ
.DELDT 06/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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