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FNUS75 KABQ 261751
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MADERA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1151 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
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL YIELD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN AROUND 1PM TO
2PM, MOVING ENE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH ROUGHLY 8PM
MDT WITH REMNANT LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY LINGERING IN THE AREA OF
THE FIRE TO MIDNIGHT. THE RECENT STRETCH OF HIGHER MOISTURE
GIVES WAY TO A FIRE GROWING PATTERN SATURDAY, WITH STRENGTHENING
DRY SOUTHWESTERLIES PUNCHING INTO THE AREA. THE MAPPED LOCATION
OF THE FIRE SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE STRONGER
SW WINDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING NEAR SUNRISE, GUSTING 40-50 MPH
BY THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE UNLIKELY TO SUBSIDE MUCH
SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE PEAKING TO A SIMILAR STRENGTH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION THIS
WEEKEND, AS HUMIDITY AND RECOVERIES FALL OFF.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/190938 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/143000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
VERY GOOD/136000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/1500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO
24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 TO
50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/402377 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/223743 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/402377 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
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.DELDT 06/26/26
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