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FNUS75 KABQ 192004
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO FIRE...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TYPE 3 IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
204 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS AROUND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. A STORM DEVELOPED AND MOVED TO
THE SOUTH OF LOS ALAMOS, AND THIS MAY PRODUCE BREEZY WINDS IN THE
AREA THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM MAY
DEVELOP BETWEEN 3-5PM, THEN CHANCES SHOULD DECREASE AFTER THAT.
LIGHT WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN OVERNIGHT AFTER ALL OUTFLOW
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW ACROSS THE AREA, MAINLY FOR THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND
RECEPTIVE FUELS IN THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST, AND
DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING MAY ALLOW FOR TALL, ACTIVE SMOKE PLUMES
AND ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/105985 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67472 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/105985 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
BY EARLY MORNING.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/103500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH, INCREASING TO
11 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/236407 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/92956 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/236407 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...KATIE BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615802.1/ABQ
.DELDT 06/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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