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Spot Forecast for Rito Torito...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1145 AM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A moist front that arrived last night will lead to more shower and
thunderstorm activity today. Storms will be slow-moving and capable
of producing heavy downpours with the stronger storms producing
rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches in a short amount of time,
and a Flash Flood Watch is in effect through 6 PM MDT. Thunderstorms
will be most likely before 6 PM, but a few lighter showers may linger
and redevelop through the evening and overnight hours. Excellent
humidity recovery to near 85 percent is forecast tonight into early
Monday morning, followed by another round of afternoon thunderstorms
developing around the fire area.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and numerous
                    thunderstorms. Thunderstorms will move slowly
                    and erratically at less than 5 mph, and will be
                    capable of producing heavy downpours.
Chance of Pcpn......80 percent.
Max Temperature.....68-72.
Min Humidity........36-40 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Prevailing winds will tend to be from the south
                    southeast at 5 to 10 mph, however gusty and erratic
                    winds will develop from nearby thunderstorms.
Mixing Height.......10500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/42000 knot-ft at 1200 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/33000 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/27500 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
                    evening, then isolated rain showers overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent.
Min Temperature.....47-51.
Max Humidity........83-87 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......After sunset, light and variable winds at 5 mph
                    or less are forecast. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the early evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/12000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/2000 knot-ft by late evening.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Isolated rain showers in the morning, then
                    numerous showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon. Thunderstorms will move slowly
                    and erratically at less than 5 mph, and will be
                    capable of producing heavy downpours.
Chance of Pcpn......70 percent.
Max Temperature.....67-71.
Min Humidity........40-44 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Prevailing winds will tend to be out of the south
                    southwest at 4 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 5 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Poor/29373 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/21722 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/15000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...52
Requested by...Santa Fe Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619795.0/ABQ
.DELDT 08/16/26
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