087  
FNUS75 KABQ 290349  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY BLANCO CERRO FIRES...RIST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
949 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A SLOW UPTREND IN HUMIDITY IS FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BUT  
WITH LOW CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINFALL. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT,  
EXCEPT FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND STORMS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/37017 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/4000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND STORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/105111 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/50015 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY  
GOOD/103500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 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 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/78427 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/46963 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/72000 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 2620732.1/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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