530  
FNUS75 KABQ 162150  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLO FIRE...USFS - MOUNTAINAIR RD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
350 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
GOOD CHANCES FOR WETTING STORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY,  
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY AND GOOD RECOVERY. STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND  
GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......INCREASING SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/50926 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/27000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/17086 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/27000 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...JOSH HANSEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617505.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 07/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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