425  
FNUS75 KABQ 141630  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTECITO...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1030 AM MDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISOLATED SHOWERS CONTINUE AS OF 1030AM AROUND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS,  
WITH VERY LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE  
LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTH CENTRAL NM  
BETWEEN 1-5PM THIS AFTERNOON. LOWER CONFIDENCE IN A STORM DIRECTLY  
IMPACTING THE AREA AS STORMS ARE LIKELY TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AND  
NORTHEAST. SHOULD A STORM HIT, GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE  
THE MAIN THREATS. THERE ARE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, BUT ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT. STORM ARE  
UNLIKELY OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AS THE BETTER MOISTURE REMAINS  
TO THE EAST OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER, AN OUTFLOW OR TWO  
FROM DISTANT STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT FROM IMPACTING THE AREA.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/53338 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/28000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/53338 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/7500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/53941 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36163 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/53941 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...77  
REQUESTED BY...NMSFC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619690.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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