348  
FNUS75 KABQ 030019  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOGOTE RIDGE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
619 PM MDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
OVERALL, CALM CONDITIONS REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT  
AND INTO THE MIDDAY ON THURSDAY. TERRAIN-DRIVEN DRAINAGE WINDS MAY  
AFFECT THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT, WITH SPEEDS UP TO 10MPH. SHOWER  
AND STORM CHANCES RETURN AFTER 6-8PM THURSDAY AS MOISTURE MOVES IN  
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT SHOWERS WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SHOULD THIS  
HAPPEN, THE LOW TEMPERATURES AND MAX HUMIDITY WOULD RISE MORE THAN  
FORECAST. ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER IS ALSO FAVORED FOR FRIDAY MORNING  
AND MIDDAY, THOUGH THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THESE CLOUDS IS STILL  
UNCERTAIN. SHOULD THEY REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA, HIGH TEMPERATURES  
WOULD LOWER ON FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP  
ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WITH IT LESS LIKELY THAT  
SHOWERS PERSIST OVERNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/135000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/134454 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/85123 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY  
GOOD/114000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/68000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/75160 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/45393 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/74528 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...77  
REQUESTED BY...AARON LIVINGSTON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621071.1/ABQ  
.DELDT 09/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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