618
FNUS75 KABQ 161611
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SARCA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1011 AM MDT THU JUL 16 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STORMS WILL INITIATE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AROUND NOON THEN MOVE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A
DIRECT HIT WILL PRODUCE WETTING RAINFALL ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS MAY REDEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN MOVE
SOUTH AGAIN WITH LIGHT RAINFALL POSSIBLE. A GREATER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS IS IN STORE FRIDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
FROM A DIRECT HIT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS.
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.DELDT 07/16/26
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