501
FNUS75 KABQ 090000
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PLAZA CANYON...N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AREA, WHICH COULD PRODUCE GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS AND SOME SPRINKLES BETWEEN NOW AND 730 PM.
STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THEN DRIFT EASTWARD TOWARDS THE
WILDFIRE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR A STORM
TO MOVE OVER THE WILDFIRE TOMORROW AFTERNOON IS BETWEEN 1 AND
4PM, ALTHOUGH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN A THREAT
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STORMS ARE LIKELY
TO BE IN THE AREA AGAIN ON FRIDAY, BUT RAIN CHANCES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY LOWER. PREVAILING WINDS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT (LESS THAN 10 MPH) OUTSIDE OF STORM OUTFLOWS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS EVENING,
BECOMING AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/126500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/50315 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/126500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/1000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......17000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/147040 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72720 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/135000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...16
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616977.3/ABQ
.DELDT 07/08/26
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