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FNUS75 KABQ 181748
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1148 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.
*NOTE* THIS SPOT FORECAST CONTAINS MUCH OF THE SAME INFORMATION
AS THE PREVIOUS SPOT FORECASTS SUBMITTED EARLIER TODAY, WITH
MINOR UPDATES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/127593 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/77593 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/127593 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN
THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/84500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...77
REQUESTED BY...WILFRED VIALPANDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615775.0/ABQ
.DELDT 06/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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