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Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Spot Forecast for Whiskey Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1004 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High humidity and good chances for wetting rainfall will persist
through today, then decrease overnight going into Saturday.
Winds will generally be out of the south or southwest, except
for strong and erratic gusts associated with showers and
storms.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of rain showers late in the morning,
                    then rain showers likely and chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......70 percent.
Max Temperature.....62-66.
Min Humidity........58-62 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 knots.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent.
Min Temperature.....51-55.
Max Humidity........78-82 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....64-68.
Min Humidity........42-46 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 12 knots.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 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.
.THURSDAY...
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in
the upper 50s.

$$

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Forecaster...11
Requested by...SITL
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621861.6/ABQ
.DELDT 09/18/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0