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Spot Forecast for Sarca...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1011 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Storms will initiate over the higher terrain around noon then move
south to southwest around 10 to 20 mph through the afternoon. A
direct hit will produce wetting rainfall along with gusty outflow
winds. A few rain showers may redevelop after midnight then move
south again with light rainfall possible. A greater chance of
showers and storms is in store Friday with locally heavy rainfall
from a direct hit.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......60 percent.
Max Temperature.....80-84.
Min Humidity........29-34 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Variable winds around 5 mph becoming southwest
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 knots.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of
                    rain showers overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent.
Min Temperature.....52-56.
Max Humidity........80-85 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Variable winds less than 5 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the evening.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of rain showers in the morning, then
                    showers and thunderstorms likely in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......70 percent.
Max Temperature.....78-82.
Min Humidity........33-38 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Variable winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 knots.

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Forecaster...42
Requested by...IC trainee
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617477.0/ABQ
.DELDT 07/16/26
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