138  
FNUS75 KABQ 160458  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SARCA...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1058 PM MDT WED JUL 15 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THERE WILL BE A HIGH CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR EACH OF THURSDAY  
AND FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING IN THE AREA OF  
THE INCIDENT WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL BE  
ERRATIC AND GUSTY. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT ALONG WITH  
HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER WELL  
OVERNIGHT. GIVEN LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS, VENT  
RATES WILL BE POOR.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/36000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30815 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/18000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/1500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...39  
REQUESTED BY...LEYBA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617454.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 07/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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