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FNUS75 KABQ 231251
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR TEMPELTON CANYON...NEW MEXICO FORESTRY DIV. N2S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
651 AM MDT THU JUL 23 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL PASS NEAR
THE FIRE LOCATION THIS AFTERNOON, MOVING SW TO NE. MORE RIGOROUS
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH MOVING EAST OFF THE CO FRONT RANGE WILL
SEND DOWN A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT TOWARD THE FIRE LOCATION
OVERNIGHT. HOW STRONG THIS WIND SHIFT WILL BE IS UNCERTAIN, BUT
IT WILL HELP IMPROVE RECOVERIES FOR FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL ALSO
HELP INCREASE THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS DRIFTING OFF THE NEARBY
SANGRE DE CRISTO'S TOWARD THE FIRE LOCATION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/187237 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/148911 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
EXCELLENT/154000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/104000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/38556 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/35000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/23/26
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