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Spot Forecast for Mogote Ridge Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
645 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Relatively drier conditions move in Saturday, still yielding
scattered shower and isolated thunderstorm activity favoring the
nearby mountains to the fire location during the afternoon, moving
eastward. Breezy westerlies will kick in during the afternoon,
lessening overnight. Sunday sees mostly dry conditions with
another round of breezy westerly winds.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....63-67.
Min Humidity........36-40 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 16 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/152000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/67983 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/152000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....43-47.
Max Humidity........58-62 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph in the evening
                    becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Good/72000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....63-67.
Min Humidity........24-28 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Mixing Height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 14 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/120742 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/58680 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/119000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...24
Requested by...Curtis Thornburg
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622140.0/ABQ
.DELDT 09/18/26
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