868  
FNUS75 KABQ 061813  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND SPRINGS...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1213 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
UNUSUALLY HOT AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THOUGH FRIDAY.  
ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL FAVOR STRONG/ERRATIC  
WIND GUSTS OVER WETTING RAINFALL. HUMIDITY WILL TREND UP SLIGHTLY  
FRIDAY, GIVING STORMS A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE AT PRODUCING WETTING  
RAINFALL.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/78000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40741 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/72815 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/78000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/12000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/46267 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11543 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/46267 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...ERIC PENA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619032.1/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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