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Spot Forecast for Whiskey Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
527 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Light and variable winds in the morning will turn light to moderate
from the west through the afternoon Saturday. Another round of
scattered thunderstorms will try to develop Saturday afternoon and
evening before dry air enters and reduces thunderstorm chances going
into Sunday. Rainfall amounts associated with any storms on Saturday
will likely not be as high, generally amounting to 0.5 inch or less.
Humidity will recover to about 70 percent Saturday night into early
Sunday morning, not as high as previous nights. Dry, sunny, and
tranquil weather will prevail on Sunday.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. Any thunderstorms
                    will drift toward the east northeast at about 20
                    mph.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....64-68.
Min Humidity........42-46 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light and variable winds at 3 to 6 mph in the
                    early morning will turn west at 5 to 10 mph during
                    the late morning and early afternoon. Occasional
                    gusts to 15 mph will be possible on exposed
                    slopes and ridges. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 knots.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent.
Min Temperature.....50-54.
Max Humidity........67-71 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph, turning northeasterly in
                    the evening. Winds will become light and variable at
                    3 to 6 mph after midnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....64-68.
Min Humidity........26-30 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light and variable winds at 3 to 6 mph in the
                    early morning will turn west at 4 to 8 mph during
                    the late morning and early afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 13 knots.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 6 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 50s.

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Forecaster...52
Requested by...SITL
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621861.7/ABQ
.DELDT 09/18/26
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