552  
FNUS75 KABQ 072105  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND SPRINGS...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
305 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEARBY MANZANO MTS  
THIS HOUR, BUT WILL SLOWLY TREK SW OFF THE RIDGELINE. THE RISK  
OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS FROM STORMS DRIFTING NEAR THE FIRE  
LOCATION OFF THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO'S WILL CONTINUE WELL  
INTO THIS EVENING. SATURDAY SEES A NOTABLE DOWNTICK IN AFTERNOON  
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO SLOWLY TREND DOWN  
WITH IMPROVING OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM  
COVERAGE EACH DAY NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/40593 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/29296 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/30000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/17511 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/4500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/72143 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/20493 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/72143 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...24  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC PENA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619032.3/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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