966  
FNUS75 KABQ 161754  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDY...U.S FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1154 AM MDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
EXCELLENT CHANCES FOR WETTING STORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY,  
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY AND GOOD RECOVERY. STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND  
GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42500 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32286 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/30000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47-51 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE AT 5 TO 8 MPH BY MID DAY.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42500 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/38130 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/18000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...11  
REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617488.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 07/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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