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FNUS75 KABQ 191155
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
555 AM MDT FRI JUN 19 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
FAIR TO GOOD RECOVERIES IN THE AREA OF THE FIRE WILL GIVE WAY TO
DRIER W/NW WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. A STRAY ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE FIRE LOCATION
NEAR LOS ALAMOS, EXPECTED TO BE SHORT-LIVED BUT STILL PRODUCE
ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS LOOK TO BRING BACK
FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES SATURDAY MORNING. THIS DRIES QUICKLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH DRIER WESTERLIES REACH THE FIRE
LOCATION ALLOWING FOR 2 TO 6 HOURS OF SINGLE-DIGIT HUMIDITY,
COUPLED WITH DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING UP TO 13K FT CAPABLE OF
ALLOWING ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR. EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS SETTLE IN
SUNDAY, BUT WITH LESSER WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 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.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/112467 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/49728 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/112467 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/110000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/235380 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/93933 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/235380 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 2615757.2/ABQ
.DELDT 06/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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