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FNUS75 KABQ 281052
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CRUCES BASIN FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
452 AM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER 1200 LOCAL OVER
OR NEAR THE BURN SITE. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. A DIRECT HIT COULD YIELD MORE THAN ONE
QUARTER INCH OF RAINFALL. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE EAST AROUND
5 MPH. STORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY 1900 LOCAL. ON SATURDAY,
STORMS WILL FAVOR WESTERN NM, BUT A FEW STORMS CAN'T BE RULED OUT
OVER OR NEAR THE BURN SITE IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, THE HIGHEST
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ON SATURDAY WILL OCCUR IN THE EVENING AS
STORMS ACROSS WESTERN NM MOVE TOWARD THE BURN SITE. STORM MOTION WILL
BE 10 TO 15 MPH TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY, THUS WETTING RAINFALL WOULD BE
LIKELY. BOTH HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
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.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/92210 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/62556 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
GOOD/90000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A STRAY
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/54000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/131211 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/89894 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY
GOOD/127063 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
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