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Spot Forecast for Blanca...NPS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
842 AM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Light northerly winds this morning will shift westerly before
noon and remain a steady 5 to 10 mph throughout the afternoon.
Scattered thunderstorms look to develop along the Continental
Divide this afternoon starting at around 2 PM and continuing until
around sunset. Storm motions will be towards the NNE, and any storm
that develops will have the potential to create gusty and erratic
winds, small hail, and up to a half an inch of rainfall. Scattered
to broken mid level cloud cover will persist into the late evening.
The forecast for tomorrow will be similar to today, with slightly
higher chances of showers and storms in the vicinity of the burn
area.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Max Temperature.....82-86.
Min Humidity........20-24 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/86941 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/57185 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/77000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated
                    showers overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Min Temperature.....55-59.
Max Humidity........64-68 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening becoming
                    light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/48000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/2500 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......70 percent.
Max Temperature.....81-85.
Min Humidity........24-28 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/69353 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/45452 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/69353 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...25
Requested by...L Sackett
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518210.0/ABQ
.DELDT 07/18/25
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