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Spot Forecast for SAND SPRINGS...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
305 PM MDT Fri Aug 7 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorms are trying to develop over the nearby Manzano Mts
this hour, but will slowly trek SW off the ridgeline. The risk
of gusty and erratic winds from storms drifting near the fire
location off the southern Sangre de Cristo`s will continue well
into this evening. Saturday sees a notable downtick in afternoon
thunderstorm chances. Temperatures begin to slowly trend down
with improving overnight recoveries and afternoon thunderstorm
coverage each day next week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....81-85.
Min Humidity........16-20 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Mixing Height.......15000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 4 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/40593 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/29296 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/30000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....57-61.
Max Humidity........50-54 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/17511 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/4500 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....80-84.
Min Humidity........18-22 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......14500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/72143 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/20493 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/72143 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...24
Requested by...ERIC PENA
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619032.3/ABQ
.DELDT 08/07/26
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