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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOSSOM...ALBUQUERQUE INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
851 AM MDT THU JUL 23 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LOWER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED
TO THE LAST FEW DAYS. ANY SHOWER OR STORM THAT DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON
WOULD MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. VERY GOOD HUMIDITY
RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. SLIGHTLY WARMER ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN
FROM THE EAST. A SLIGHTLY HIGHER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
COMPARED TO TODAY WITH A STORM MOTION TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT AROUND
5 TO 10 MPH. EVEN HIGHER STORM COVERAGE SATURDAY AS A DISTURBANCE ROUNDS
THE HIGH PRESSURE CIRCULATION AND MOVES OVER THE AREA. STORM MOTION WILL
BE SLOW WITH A GENERAL DRIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST. ANY STORM ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/103943 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/65541 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/103943 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/39489 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/30000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
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REQUESTED BY...AYDA GRIFFIN
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.DELDT 07/23/26
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