774  
FNUS75 KABQ 272248  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAGOTE RIDGE FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
448 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HUMIDITY WILL TREND UP SLOWLY THROUGH SATURDAY, BRINGING IMPROVED  
CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS. THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY,  
BRINGING EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND CAN  
BE EXPECTED WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS, BUT OTHERWISE WINDS WILL  
BE LIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/112207 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48553 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY  
GOOD/112207 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
DURING THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/135123 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/59543 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY  
GOOD/132000 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...NMTDC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620739.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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