385  
FNUS75 KABQ 080121  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRIJOLES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
721 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
PREVAILING WINDS WILL LIKELY SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS  
EVENING. A CLUSTER OF STORMS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO MAY ENHANCE  
THESE WINDS BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT, BUT THEY ARE UNLIKELY  
TO REACH THE WILDFIRE. A DRAINAGE WIND WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN  
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OVERNIGHT, BECOMING LIGHT WEST WINDS  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE UNLIKELY, THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT  
OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS FROM STORMS OVER THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS REACH  
THE WILDFIRE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.  
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE SEASONABLY LOW THE NEXT COUPLE OF  
DAYS, BUT WILL BEGIN TO TREND HIGHER NEXT WEEK.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LOW CHANCE OF  
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH BETWEEN 10 PM AND  
MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH  
AT AROUND 5 MPH DURING THE EARLY MORNING  
HOURS.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/18000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
MORNING, BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5  
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/46000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/14332 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/46000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/87500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32494 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/87500 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...SANTA FE DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619193.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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