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Spot Forecast for River...NPA
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1035 AM MDT Thu Aug 20 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Mostly clear skies will slowly turn cloudy late this afternoon and
into the evening with storms developing around the Rio Grande and
Pojoaque River valleys. Hot and above normal temperatures will be
observed through the afternoon with humidity falling close to 15
percent before storms develop nearby. Storms will dwindle and come
to an end through the evening with clearing skies and humidity
recovery to near 60 percent by dawn Friday. Similar conditions are
forecast on Friday with hot temperatures and a low chance of storms.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy with
                    a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    in the late afternoon. Any thunderstorms will
                    move erratically and slowly at less than 5 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....96-100.
Min Humidity........14-18 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Prevailing winds will be light and variable at
                    less than 5 mph, tending to turn from the east
                    or southeast in the late afternoon. As storms
                    develop, gusty and erratic outflow winds will
                    approach the fire area toward the evening.
Mixing Height.......11500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 9 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/52111 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/32226 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    fair/52111 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Smoke in the evening, then patchy
                    smoke overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Min Temperature.....59-63.
Max Humidity........62-66 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......As storms develop nearby in the early evening,
                    gusty and erratic outflow winds will approach
                    the fire area toward the evening. These winds
                    will settle through the mid to late evening,
                    turning light from the north at less than 5 mph
                    by midnight.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/22500 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning, then
                    smoke in the afternoon. Storms will move slowly
                    and erratically again on Friday.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....95-99.
Min Humidity........14-18 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light north winds at 3 to 6 mph through the
                    morning, then becoming southeast at 5 to 10 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 7 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/84000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/26933 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/84000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...52
Requested by...Santa Fe Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620092.0/ABQ
.DELDT 08/20/26
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