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FNUS75 KABQ 261019
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
419 AM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
QUIET CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING, BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST
LIKELY TIME FOR STORMS TO IMPACT THE AREA IS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2100
LOCAL. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.10 AND 0.25 INCHES
ARE LIKELY, BUT THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF AMOUNTS OVER ONE HALF INCH.
MUCH DRIER AIR WILL SHIFT OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. A RED FLAG WARNING IS
ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR SUNDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
UP TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/159978 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/113200 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
VERY GOOD/114000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-66 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A
FEW GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27500 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.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/368847 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/179259 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/368847 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 06/26/26
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