417  
FNUS75 KABQ 190045  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOGOTE RIDGE FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
645 PM MDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
RELATIVELY DRIER CONDITIONS MOVE IN SATURDAY, STILL YIELDING  
SCATTERED SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FAVORING THE  
NEARBY MOUNTAINS TO THE FIRE LOCATION DURING THE AFTERNOON, MOVING  
EASTWARD. BREEZY WESTERLIES WILL KICK IN DURING THE AFTERNOON,  
LESSENING OVERNIGHT. SUNDAY SEES MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
ANOTHER ROUND OF BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/152000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67983 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/152000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/120742 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/58680 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY  
GOOD/119000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...24  
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS THORNBURG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2622140.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 09/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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