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Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Spot Forecast for PRAIRIE DOG...NM-CIF
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
555 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Only isolated showers and storms are forecast through Friday, with
strong/erratic wind gusts favored over wetting rain. Moisture will
increase Saturday, bringing improved chances for wetting storms by
afternoon. Humidity recovery will be fair, but improvement is
forecast through the weekend.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....56-60.
Max Humidity........59-63 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the
                    south overnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/50000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/3500 knot-ft by late evening.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....82-86.
Min Humidity........17-21 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the east
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 6 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/66904 knot-ft at 1400 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/38993 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/62500 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Min Temperature.....56-60.
Max Humidity........56-60 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/30000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/6000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......60 percent.
Max Temperature.....77-81.
Min Humidity........27-31 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.

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Forecaster...11
Requested by...IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520412.0/ABQ
.DELDT 08/21/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0