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FNUS75 KABQ 071128
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MACHO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
528 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON, MAINLY BETWEEN 1-6PM. THERE IS MODERATE
CONFIDENCE THAT A STORM MAY MOVE OVER THE AREA DURING THIS TIME.
THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORM WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, GUSTY
WINDS, HAIL, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. OUTFLOW FROM SURROUNDING
STORMS MAY CAUSE THE WINDS TO BE ERRATIC FOR A TIME, MAINLY
BETWEEN 3-7PM. AFTER 7PM, SURFACE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FROM THE
SOUTH THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS A RESULT OF DISTANT STORM OUTFLOW.
STORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN TOMORROW, AND THIS TIME WITH A MORE
SOUTHERLY MOVEMENT TO THEM. THE COVERAGE MAY NOT BE AS HIGH AS
TODAY, BUT THERE IS STILL MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN A STORM FORMING
NEAR THE AREA. THE SAME THREATS WILL PRESENT THEMSELVES IN THESE
STORMS. FOR BOTH DAYS, ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES REMAIN.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/52449 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33156 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/30000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/14000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/43733 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/34177 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
FAIR/43733 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
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