268  
FNUS75 KABQ 131125  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMONTE FIRE...NM FAD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
525 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOISTURE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT AND NEARBY OBSERVATIONS  
SUGGEST HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXCELLENT. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES  
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SEVERAL  
DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS. SCATTERED STORMS WILL  
MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING. ANY RAINFALL OVER THE WILDFIRE WOULD LIKELY BE BRIEF  
AND PRODUCE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH OF RAINFALL. STORM CHANCES  
FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/62914 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30222 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/61052 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89-93 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT AND TERRAIN DOMINATED  
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/45000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST  
4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/57259 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32009 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/57259 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...RUBEN PEDRAZA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619588.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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