Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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Spot Forecast for Whiskey Blanco Cerro fires...RIST
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
450 PM MDT Sat Aug 29 2026
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
There is a low chance for a stray thunderstorm through the early
evening, but most of the storm activity should stay west of the
Manzano mountains. Humidity will recover to near 60 percent by
dawn Sunday, falling to around 25 percent in the late afternoon
with a few isolated storms developing again. A few storms west of
the mountains will likely produce brief gusty winds moving toward
the Manzano mountains early Sunday evening before winds turn lighter
through the latter part of the evening. Isolated to scattered
thunderstorms will once again be possible Monday afternoon.
.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with sparse and isolated showers
and thunderstorms around the fires. Any storms
will tend to drift from the west to the east at
5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....59-63.
Max Humidity........53-57 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West southwest at 5 to 10 mph, turning more from
the northwest at 10 to 20 mph through the early
evening (9 PM MDT). Winds will then tend to turn
lighter at 3 to 6 mph from the north through the
late evening and overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/49500 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
knot-ft by late evening.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Any storms will tend to drift from the
west to the east at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....76-80.
Min Humidity........24-28 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light north winds of 3 to 6 mph in the morning
will gradually turn west northwest at 4 to 8 mph
by the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/92099 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/52556 knot-ft around mid morning and
good/85311 knot-ft by mid afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Min Temperature.....57-61.
Max Humidity........59-63 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Storms west of the Manzanos will likely produce
some gusty winds of 15 to 30 mph from the northwest
in the early evening before becoming light at 3 to
6 mph from the north through the late evening.
Ventilation Trend...Good/63000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
knot-ft by late evening.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Any storms
will tend to drift from the southwest to the
northeast at 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....74-78.
Min Humidity........27-31 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light north winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
near thunderstorms in the late afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 11 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/132000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/40686 knot-ft around mid morning and very
good/132000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.
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Forecaster...52
Requested by...SM
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620732.2/ABQ
.DELDT 08/29/26
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