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Spot Forecast for Vereda Blanca Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
220 PM MDT Sun Aug 24 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
There will be increased precipitation chances over the burn area
today through Monday and Tuesday as more moisture moves over the
area. Warm temperatures will be observed with daytime highs running
close to normal. Humidity of around 30 percent this afternoon
will rise to over 80 percent tonight into Monday morning. Rainfall
amounts of a couple to a few tenths of an inch will be observed in
scattered areas around northwest and west central New Mexico through
the evening with higher amounts of one half to over one inch becoming
more common into Monday and Tuesday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms
                    likely. Storms will move slowly to the east
                    at to 10 mph.
Chance of Pcpn......60 percent.
Max Temperature.....77-81.
Min Humidity........28-32 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South southwest winds around 4 to 8 mph. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 7 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/52500 knot-ft at 1200 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/41407 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/33975 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely
                    in the evening, then chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......60 percent.
Min Temperature.....59-63.
Max Humidity........65-69 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West southwest at 4 to 8 mph in the evening, becoming
                    light and terrain dominated at less than 5 mph after
                    midnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/35000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/2500 knot-ft by late evening.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
                    the morning, then showers and thunderstorms
                    likely in the afternoon. Storms will move slowly and
                    erratically at 5 mph or less.
Chance of Pcpn......70 percent.
Max Temperature.....79-83.
Min Humidity........28-32 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light from southeast at 4 to 8 mph, turning more
                    south southwest by early to mid afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/59500 knot-ft at 1200 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/50020 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/32000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...52
Requested by...Carol OBryan PSCC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520239.5/ABQ
.DELDT 08/24/25
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