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FNUS75 KABQ 062123
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND SPRINGS...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
323 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AS OF 3 PM, RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A FEW STORMS AROUND 5 TO 10 MILES
OF THE EAST OF THE WILDFIRE. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY SEND
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES TOWARDS THE WILDFIRE FROM THE EAST/SOUTHEAST,
WITH BRIEF GUSTS UPWARDS OF 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL REMAIN
FROM THE EAST MOST OF THE NIGHT, EVENTUALLY SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. STORMS
WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN AND AROUND THE MANZANO MOUNTAINS AGAIN
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
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.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH, SHIFTING AROUND TO
THE EAST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
AROUND 5 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/50000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/39096 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A STORM
IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
AROUND 3 AM.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/59563 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/6000 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.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH, SHIFTING AROUND TO
THE EAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER AROUND 6 PM.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/50800 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/14728 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
FAIR/50800 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...ERIC PENA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619032.2/ABQ
.DELDT 08/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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