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Spot Forecast for Whiskey Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1245 PM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will multiply across central New Mexico
through the early evening, drifting from southwest to northeast at
15 to 20 mph. Storms will be capable of producing brief downpours
with wetting rainfall of 0.25 to 0.75 inches being the most likely
amounts before midnight. Prevailing winds will be from the west
southwest with moderate speeds, but thunderstorm outflows will
disrupt this late this afternoon into the evening. Good overnight
humidity recovery is forecast through Tuesday morning, and then
another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms will develop
later in the day.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thunderstorms
                    will drift from southwest to northeast at 15 to
                    20 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent.
Max Temperature.....68-72.
Min Humidity........44-48 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West southwest at 4 to 8 mph in sheltered areas
                    with stronger speeds of 8 to 12 mph and
                    occasional gusts to 16 mph on exposed ridges.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms, especially in the late afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 knots.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers
                    overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......80 percent.
Min Temperature.....54-58.
Max Humidity........84-88 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Nearby thunderstorms will produce gusty and erratic
                    winds in the early evening. Winds will tend to be
                    from the west, shifting more from the north by the
                    late evening with speeds reducing to 3 to 6 mph
                    after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the
                    morning, then rain showers and chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thunderstorms
                    will drift from southwest to northeast at 10 to
                    15 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......90 percent.
Max Temperature.....66-70.
Min Humidity........54-58 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light and terrain dominated at less than 5 mph in
                    the morning, turning west southwest at 3 to 6 mph in
                    sheltered areas with stronger speeds of 6 to 10 mph
                    on exposed ridges. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 12 knots.

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Forecaster...52
Requested by...SITL
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621861.0/ABQ
.DELDT 09/14/26
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