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Spot Forecast for Bigbee Ranch...Torrance County Dispatch
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
302 PM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and mostly sunny for the rest of this afternoon with light west-
southwest winds and relative humidity values in the upper teens. A
backdoor front pushes through the area Friday morning bringing higher
moisture to the fire location. The front and higher moisture will
set the stage for a higher coverage of showers and thunderstorms
across the area mid Friday afternoon into early Friday evening.
Cooler with another round of showers and thunderstorms expected at the
fire location mid Saturday afternoon into early Saturday evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....93-97.
Min Humidity........15-19 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West-southwest winds around 9 mph.
Mixing Height.......14000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/131254 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/57600 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/131254 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Min Temperature.....62-66.
Max Humidity........51-55 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/103500 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Max Temperature.....90-94.
Min Humidity........22-26 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northeast winds 8 to 13 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds up to 55 mph expected near thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......13000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 13 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/96361 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/89311 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/92000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...71
Requested by...Isaiah Eberle
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618693.0/ABQ
.DELDT 07/30/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0