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Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Spot Forecast for Mogote Ridge...Forest Service
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
615 AM MDT Fri Sep 11 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Today will be similar to Thursday with very low humidity, northwest
breezes, and above normal temperatures. An outflow boundary may
surge east across the burn area around sunset with a brief period
of strong wind gusts. Recoveries tonight will improve but it will
still be a little breezy overnight. Saturday will feature more of
the same but with slightly lighter winds and slightly higher
humidity.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny in the morning becoming partly cloudy by
                    late afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....77-80.
Min Humidity........9-13 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 6 mph this morning
                    increasing to 10 to 14 mph with gusts up to 26
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......11500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 22 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/213802 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/89202 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/213802 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....52-55.
Max Humidity........60-64 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph with gusts up to
                    32 mph in the evening decreasing to 7 to 11 mph
                    after sunset.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/176000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/5500 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....76-78.
Min Humidity........18-23 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 6 mph in the morning
                    increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/112615 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/49035 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/112615 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...42
Requested by...Sage Polches
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621630.0/ABQ
.DELDT 09/11/26
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