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Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Spot Forecast for MIDDLE MESA...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1014 AM MDT Sun Aug 24 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
There will be increased precipitation chances over the burn area
today through Monday and Tuesday as monsoon moisture moves over the
area. Warm temperatures will be observed with daytime highs running
close to normal. Humidity will fall to around 30 percent this afternoon,
but will recover to over 80 percent tonight into Monday morning.
Rainfall amounts of a couple to a few tenths of an inch will be
observed in scattered areas around northwest New Mexico today with
higher amounts of one half to over one inch becoming more common into
Monday and Tuesday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of showers late in the morning,
                    then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
                    afternoon. Storms will move to the east southeast
                    at 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......60 percent.
Max Temperature.....81-85.
Min Humidity........29-33 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light east winds becoming west 4 to 8 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon, especially in the late afternoon
                    when winds will likely turn from the north northeast.
Mixing Height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/68000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/14028 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/68000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Chance of rain showers through the
                    night. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Min Temperature.....52-56.
Max Humidity........83-87 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Gusty from nearby thunderstorms in the
                    evening with direction often from the north
                    northeast, but erratic at times. Winds will
                    settle into the early morning hours, tending
                    to be east northeast at 4 to 7 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/27000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/3500 knot-ft by late evening.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
                    the morning, then rain showers with
                    thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Storms
                    will move very slowly to the southeast at 5 mph
                    or less.
Chance of Pcpn......70 percent.
Max Temperature.....82-86.
Min Humidity........29-33 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the west 4
                    to 8 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing Height.......10500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/84000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/27038 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/84000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...52
Requested by...IC (t) Phil Martinez
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520569.0/ABQ
.DELDT 08/24/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0