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Spot Forecast for ROCKY SIDE...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
248 PM MDT Fri Aug 22 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

A slight chance of erratic wind gusts of up to 40 mph from an isolated
showers or storms this evening. Shower and thunderstorm coverage increases
this weekend into early next week with the highest coverage expected on
Tuesday and Wednesday as monsoon moisture surges into western New
Mexico. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible with any storm
resulting in a risk for flash flooding at the fire location, especially
come Tuesday and Wednesday.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Min Temperature.....58-62.
Max Humidity........55-59 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east
                    overnight. Erratic wind gusts of up to 40 mph
                    possible near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/36000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/3500 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Max Temperature.....79-83.
Min Humidity........22-26 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South winds around 5 mph. Erratic wind gusts of
                    up to 40 mph possible near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......10000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 4 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Poor/28667 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/24815 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/22500 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...71
Requested by...DUSTIN TORRES
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520471.0/ABQ
.DELDT 08/22/25
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