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FNUS75 KABQ 250947
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
347 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS AFTERNOON, A FEW ROUNDS OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT AREAS OVER OR NEAR THE BURN SITE. ANY
ONE OF THESE STORMS MAY BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45
MPH, THOUGH THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR WIND GUSTS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL
BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL MOST LIKELY BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH BUT THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE THE BURN SITE COULD RECEIVE OVER 0.25 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
STORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY. THESE WILL ALSO HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH.
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS RETURN THIS WEEKEND. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS, OR VERY NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALREADY IN
EFFECT FOR SATURDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DAYTIME
HUMIDITIES FALLING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS
POTENTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/239825 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/165444 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/220000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER SUNSET.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
9 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/170683 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/87190 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/165000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...34
REQUESTED BY...AARON LIVINGSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/25/26
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