585
FNUS75 KABQ 271140
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CRUCES BASIN FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
540 AM MDT THU AUG 27 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BEGIN IMPACTING THE BURN SITE AT OR
SHORTLY AFTER 1200 LOCAL. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINFALL. A DIRECT HIT WOULD MOST
LIKELY YIELD BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL. MUCH
OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA BY 1800
LOCAL. STORMS SHOULD REDEVELOP OVER OR VERY NEAR THE BURN SITE ON
FRIDAY AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER 1200 LOCAL ONCE AGAIN. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN A CONCERN. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND 6 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/62500 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48247 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/18995 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/16000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND
POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/100000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/56511 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
GOOD/96994 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...34
REQUESTED BY...JAMES TERMINI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/27/26
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