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Spot Forecast for ROCKY SIDE...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
804 AM MDT Sat Aug 23 2025

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will develop around the burn area this
afternoon through the evening hours. Storms will move very slowly
and erratically and will be capable of dropping a few tenths of an
inch of rainfall. Warm temperatures will prevail with afternoon
humidity falling to near 25 percent. After decent humidity recovery
Sunday morning (near 70 percent), more showers and thunderstorms
are expected again Sunday afternoon into the evening. Temperatures
on Sunday will be slightly cooler with a subtle increase in humidity.
Prevailing winds will be light, but nearby showers and storms will
disrupt with gusty winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon. Storms will move very slowly and
                    erratically.
Chance of Pcpn......60 percent.
Max Temperature.....80-84.
Min Humidity........23-27 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Winds will tend to be light, beginning from the
                    south southeast at 4 to 8 mph in the mid to late
                    morning, gradually tending to turn southwesterly
                    by the mid to late afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......11500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 5 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Poor/28500 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/17047 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    poor/28500 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and scattered
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered
                    showers overnight. Storms will move very slowly
                    and erratically.
Chance of Pcpn......60 percent.
Min Temperature.....56-60.
Max Humidity........65-69 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light southwest winds turning light and terrain
                    dominated (generally moving downslope) at less
                    than 5 mph during the late evening. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/4000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/2540 knot-ft by late evening.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon. Storms will move very slowly and
                    erratically.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Max Temperature.....76-80.
Min Humidity........27-31 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......South winds 4 to 7 mph shifting to the west 5
                    to 8 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/59463 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/36309 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    fair/45500 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...52
Requested by...DUSTIN TORRES
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520471.1/ABQ
.DELDT 08/23/25
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