261  
FNUS75 KABQ 312233  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALAMO FIRE...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
433 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A SURFACE BOUNDARY CURRENTLY SURGING WEST THROUGH SANTA FE WILL MOVE  
ACROSS THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 6PM AND 8PM THIS EVENING. THE BOUNDARY  
WILL BRING HIGHER HUMIDITY, COOLER TEMPERATURES, AND PEAK WIND GUSTS  
OF 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. SATURDAY WILL BE WARM AGAIN WITH  
A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS  
WILL MOVE ERRATICALLY SOUTHWARD OFF THE HIGH TERRAIN WITH HEAVY RAIN  
AND GUSTY WINDS LIKELY FROM A DIRECT HIT. SUNDAY WILL TREND WARMER  
AND DRIER WITH LOWER STORM CHANCES.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36-39 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE AND TERRAIN DOMINATED AROUND  
5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/54617 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/19933 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/28000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/1500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/63723 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30495 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/63723 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...42  
REQUESTED BY...NMSFC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618744.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 07/31/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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