234  
FNUS75 KABQ 272142  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY BLANCO CERRO FIRES...RIST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
342 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH  
SATURDAY, ALTHOUGH WITH HUMIDITY TRENDING UP SLIGHTLY. MINIMAL  
CHANCES FOR WETTING STORMS WILL PERSIST AS WELL, WITH GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS ACCOMPANYING.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS  
EARLY EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/31500 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/16935 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/28800 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/31500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE  
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/87500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/73111 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...11  
REQUESTED BY...SM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620732.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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