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Spot Forecast for Rio Grande...NMSF
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
257 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
Southwesterly winds with very low humidity persist this hour, with
observed gusts reaching 15 to 20 knots in the vicinity of the fire.
Surrounding more exposed locations have seen gusts reach 30 to 40
knots in Belen and Albuquerque. Virga showers producing more
erratic gusts in nature have thus far focused north of the fire
toward Albuquerque and the Sandia Mountains. Prevailing southwest
winds will begin to lessen by 6pm to 7pm before turning westerly
to northwesterly 7pm to 9pm MDT. Cooler temperatures and higher
moisture arrive to the fire location tonight into Saturday morning
as chances for showers steadily increase. The best chance for
precipitation reaching the fire location will be mid-to-late
Saturday morning through the afternoon. Winds will be notably less
Saturday, but more erratic in directions. Conditions clear out
Saturday night.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated virga showers producing
little to no precipitation.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....69-73.
Min Humidity........9-13 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 17 to 22 mph.
Mixing Height.......17000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 26 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/441119 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/180500 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/441119 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers
                    overnight into Saturday morning.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Min Temperature.....36-40.
Max Humidity........74-78 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......North winds 5 to 15 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/362500 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/4500 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely.
Chance of Pcpn......70 percent.
Max Temperature.....51-55.
Min Humidity........44-48 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph becoming more
erratic in direction around 5 to 10 mph in
the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/112500 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/60123 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/112500 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...24
Requested by...CHRISTINE LYONS
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/18/25
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