FNUS75 KABQ 142022
FWSABQ

Spot Forecast for Encino fire...Torrance county
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
222 PM MDT Tue Apr 14 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
Critical fire weather conditions will continue through the remainder
of the afternoon and early evening as strong southwesterly winds and
humidity values near 15 percent persist. Winds will taper off this
evening and become westerly as a weak cold front moves through. Less
wind is expected on Wednesday, but breezy conditions will impact the
area in the afternoon. Critical fire weather conditions due to strong
winds and low humidity will return both Thursday and Friday.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....65-69.
Min Humidity........12-15 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts
                    to around 40 mph.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 34 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/414198 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/240000 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/413859 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Min Temperature.....31-35.
Max Humidity........52-56 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts
                    to 35 mph in the evening becoming west 8 to 13
                    mph around 2000 local. Around midnight, west
                    winds will decrease to around 5 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/345000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/0 knot-ft by late evening.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of Pcpn......0 percent.
Max Temperature.....62-66.
Min Humidity........10-14 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds 5 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18
                    mph with gusts near 25 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 25 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/257531 knot-ft at 1600 local.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/165131 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/257531 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...34
Requested by...Gary Smith
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610338.0/ABQ
.DELDT 04/14/26
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