933  
FNUS75 KABQ 241453  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRIJOLES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
853 AM MDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM RADAR SHOW THAT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1.00-1.50  
INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN AND AROUND THE FIRE AREA OVER THE LAST 72  
HOURS, WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY BETWEEN 0.25-0.50  
INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING FOG AND  
DRIZZLE WILL BE IN PLACE THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE, EXPECT PARTLY TO  
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO BE IN PLACE BEFORE GREATER SHOWER AND  
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES COME INTO PLAY BY THE AFTERNOON, AND CONTINUE  
THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE  
SOUTH RANGING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, BUT ANY STRONGER STORMS WILL BE  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. A SIMILAR STORY  
CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUE, BUT DRIER  
CONDITIONS MOVE IN BY THE WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/22744 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/22663 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/16333 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5750 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST1112 .  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/25194 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/64167 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...23  
REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2622464.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 09/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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