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Spot Forecast for Magote Ridge Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
501 AM MDT Sun Aug 30 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
The monsoon plume of moisture will persist over the area through
Monday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon and
evening will be in the vicinity of the burn site and may produce
gusty and erratic winds. Most likely rainfall amounts are less than
0.10 inches, but a direct hit could yield 0.25 inches or so. An upper
level disturbance will cross the area on Monday, increasing the
chance for precipitation as well as the potential for higher rainfall
amounts.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the
                    morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....74-78.
Min Humidity........25-29 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 16 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/144889 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/93456 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/126000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated
                    rain showers overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Min Temperature.....48-52.
Max Humidity........73-77 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/33000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Max Temperature.....74-78.
Min Humidity........25-29 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in
                    the afternoon. A few gusts up to 20 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 14 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/126667 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/71763 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/98000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...34
Requested by...NMTDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620739.2/ABQ
.DELDT 08/30/26
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