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FNUS75 KABQ 182217
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO FIRE...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TYPE 3 IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
417 PM MDT THU JUN 18 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED JUST SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA
TODAY, AND THOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A STRAY SPRINKLE REMAINS THROUGH
THE EVENING, IT APPEARS THAT STORMS WILL STAY SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING. THAT SAID, OUTFLOW WINDS MAY IMPACT THE BURN
SITE. DESPITE THE CLOUD COVER, TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT TODAY,
WITH HIGHS AS MUCH AS 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. STORMS WILL DIMINISH
THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE TO
THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH MUCH BETTER RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THAN
SEEN IN PREVIOUS NIGHTS. THANKS TO THE MOISTURE, A FEW SHOWERS OR
STORMS WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
BUT CHANCES REMAIN LOW OF A DIRECT IMPACT. HOWEVER, GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS WILL AGAIN BE A CONCERN. DRY AND BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS RETURN
ON SATURDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/127244 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/77593 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
VERY GOOD/127244 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/93500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/4000 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........17-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND
5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/126296 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/45086 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/126296 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
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HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...34
REQUESTED BY...KATIE BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/18/26
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