829
FNUS75 KABQ 312311
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR STAR FIRE...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
511 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A SURFACE BOUNDARY MAY CREATE GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 25 MPH BETWEEN 5PM AND 7PM THIS EVENING. THIS BOUNDARY WILL
BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE INTO THE AREA SO RAIN
CHANCES WILL BE HIGHER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN AND MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AS
WELL AS BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 4
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/38419 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15694 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/32000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS LESS THAN
5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/53153 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/16000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
FAIR/53153 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...16
REQUESTED BY...NMSFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618746.0/ABQ
.DELDT 07/31/26
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