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

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Radar estimates show that between one half inch and one inch of
rain has fallen over the wildfire within the past 24 hours. A
few showers will linger through the mid-morning, with additional
rain amounts less than one tenth of an inch. Showers and storms
are likely again today, with the highest chances between 4 PM and
9 PM MDT. A few showers could linger overnight again, but the
likelihood is less than the past couple of nights. Drier air
begins to work its way into the area on Saturday, however scattered
showers storms with gusty outflow winds are still likely to
develop during the afternoon.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog and light rain
showers in the morning. Rain showers and
storms likely in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......80 percent.
Max Temperature.....62-66.
Min Humidity........66-70 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms.
Mixing Height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/49500 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/7189 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    fair/49500 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Min Temperature.....44-48.
Max Humidity........93-97 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light and variable winds. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms in the
evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/10500 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of rain showers in the morning,
                    then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent.
Max Temperature.....64-68.
Min Humidity........44-48 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......10000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 17 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/167630 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/63990 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/160000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...16
Requested by...Evan DAmore
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622094.0/ABQ
.DELDT 09/18/26
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