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Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Spot Forecast for Vereda Blanca Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
209 PM MDT Sun Aug 31 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
As of 2PM, a storm is located just to the south of the wildfire,
although it is diminishing in intensity. This may create briefly
gusty south/southeast winds up to 40 mph as it passes by. There is
a low chance of additional storm development in the area and wetting
rainfall is unlikely (<10% chance) through the evening. There is
around a 30% chance of storms tomorrow afternoon, with the most
likely window for a storm between Noon and 3PM. Storm motion will
be from the north to the south tomorrow.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....77-81.
Min Humidity........29-33 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Poor/27398 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/22361 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/27000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....55-59.
Max Humidity........75-79 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/15000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.LABOR DAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....78-82.
Min Humidity........24-28 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South winds 5 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Poor/21323 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/16238 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/21323 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...16
Requested by...Carol OBryan
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520694.5/ABQ
.DELDT 08/31/25
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