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Spot Forecast for Middle Mesa...USDA
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
441 PM MDT Sun Aug 3 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Hot, very dry, and unstable conditions are forecast this week as a
strong high pressure system builds over New Mexico. The high
temperature will vary around 4-8 degrees above the 30-year average
each afternoon. The max mixing height will vary around 13,500 feet
Monday and Tuesday, then from 15,000 to 16,000 feet Wednesday through
Friday. Some elevated moisture will work its way around the
periphery of the high pressure system with a slight chance for gusty
virga showers as early as Tuesday evening, then a better chance
during the afternoon and evening Wednesday and Thursday. After about
nine hours of single digit minimum humidity on Monday, and three on
Tuesday, the humidity looks to bottom out around 10 degrees each
afternoon for the remainder of the work week.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....86-90.
Min Humidity........4-8 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 5 mph shifting to the west
                    5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Occasional gusts
                    up to 16 mph.
Mixing Height.......13000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 14 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/180170 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/50833 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/180170 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....47-51.
Max Humidity........27-31 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    east around 5 mph overnight.
Ventilation Trend...Very good/149500 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly
                    cloudy in the afternoon. Becoming mostly cloudy
                    after 6 pm with a slight chance of gusty virga
                    showers until midnight.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....88-92.
Min Humidity........7-11 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......East winds 5 mph shifting to the west 6 mph
                    in the afternoon. Localized, brief, and
                    erratic wind gusts up to 40 mph near virga
                    showers after 6 PM.
Mixing Height.......13500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 16 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/218600 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/80672 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/218600 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of gusty virga showers with sprinkles in the
afternoon. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of gusty virga showers with sprinkles in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. North
winds around 6 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s.

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Forecaster...44
Requested by...Dave Isackson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/03/25
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