432 FNUS55 KABQ 091254 FWFABQ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North and Central New Mexico National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .DISCUSSION... Active weather pattern into next week with widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms each day through at least Monday or Tuesday. Heavy, wet snow will fall in the northern mountains above 8000 feet. High temperatures will be way below normal with minimum humidities mostly above 30 percent. Humidity recoveries at night will be excellent. Poor ventilation Friday across the east and much of the area next Monday. Otherwise, no significant fire weather concerns. NMZ101-101300- Northwest Plateau- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with scattered rain showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....56-60. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........37-47 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 7 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 4 in the afternoon. * Haines Index........3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....38-43. * 24 hr Trend......Up 4 degrees. * Max Humidity........79-99 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 late in the evening, then decreasing to 2 after midnight. * Haines Index........2 very low increasing to 3 very low after midnight. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. * Max Temperature.....53-57. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 degrees. * Min Humidity........47-57 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 13 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................2. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 60 to 65. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 36 to 46 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 65 to 70. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 65 to 70. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 percent. $$ NMZ102-101300- North Central Mountains- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain and snow showers in the morning, then widespread thunderstorms, rain and snow showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....39-44. * Below 8000 ft....51-56. * 24 hr Trend......Down 6 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....50-60 pct. * Below 8000 ft....40-50 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 11 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 5 in the afternoon. * Haines Index........3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain and snow showers. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....28-33. * Below 8000 ft....34-39. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....80-100 pct. * Below 8000 ft....80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....41-46. * Below 8000 ft....51-56. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....56-66 pct. * Below 8000 ft....47-57 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 7 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................2. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers, thunderstorms and snow showers. Highs 54 to 59. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 37 to 47 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms with snow showers likely. Highs 59 to 64. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 33 to 43 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms. Highs 59 to 64. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 31 to 41 percent. $$ NMZ103-101300- Northeast Highlands- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread snow showers and numerous rain showers in the morning, then widespread rain and snow showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....35-40. * Below 8000 ft....42-47. * 24 hr Trend......Down 17 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....58-68 pct. * Below 8000 ft....56-66 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 29 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northeast 15 to 20 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain and snow showers. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....26-31. * Below 8000 ft....30-34. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....80-100 pct. * Below 8000 ft....80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain and snow showers. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....38-43. * Below 8000 ft....41-45. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....61-71 pct. * Below 8000 ft....67-77 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 7 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers, thunderstorms and snow showers. Highs 53 to 58. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 42 to 52 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 60 to 65. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 32 to 42 percent. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 to 65. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 34 to 44 percent. $$ NMZ104-101300- Northeast Plains- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Numerous rain showers and widespread snow showers in the morning, then scattered rain showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....47-52. * 24 hr Trend......Down 16 degrees. * Min Humidity........47-57 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 15 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northeast 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain and snow showers in the evening, then widespread rain showers and numerous snow showers after midnight. * Min Temperature.....32-37. * 24 hr Trend......Down 4 degrees. * Max Humidity........80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain and snow showers in the morning, then numerous rain showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....43-48. * 24 hr Trend......Down 4 degrees. * Min Humidity........67-77 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 19 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 to 65. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 37 to 47 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 67 to 72. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 28 to 38 percent. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 68 to 73. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 31 to 41 percent. $$ NMZ105-101300- Northwest Highlands- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....48-53. * Below 8000 ft....56-61. * 24 hr Trend......Up 7 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....41-51 pct. * Below 8000 ft....33-43 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 21 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....70 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 3 early in the afternoon, then increasing to 4 late in the afternoon. * Haines Index........3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....34-39. * Below 8000 ft....39-44. * 24 hr Trend......Up 6 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....80-100 pct. * Below 8000 ft....74-94 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 8 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................5 decreasing to 4 late in the evening, then decreasing to 2 after midnight. * Haines Index........3 very low. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....41-46. * Below 8000 ft....49-54. * 24 hr Trend......Down 7 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....65-75 pct. * Below 8000 ft....45-55 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 22 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................2. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 56 to 61. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 37 to 47 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms. Highs 60 to 65. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 34 to 44 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 59 to 64. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 37 to 47 percent. $$ NMZ106-101300- Middle Rio Grande Valley- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered rain showers in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....64-69. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........20-30 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......East 15 to 20 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....40 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 3 late in the afternoon. * Haines Index........2 very low increasing to 3 very low in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Numerous rain showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....43-48. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 degrees. * Max Humidity........73-93 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 6 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................3 decreasing to 2 after midnight, then decreasing to 1 early in the morning. * Haines Index........3 very low decreasing to 2 very low after midnight. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain showers in the morning, then numerous rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....55-60. * 24 hr Trend......Down 10 degrees. * Min Humidity........51-61 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 25 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 20 to 30 mph becoming south 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 2 in the afternoon. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 64 to 69. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 34 to 44 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 68 to 73. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 31 to 41 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 66 to 71. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 31 to 41 percent. $$ NMZ107-101300- Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....45-50. * Below 8000 ft....55-60. * 24 hr Trend......Down 6 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....46-56 pct. * Below 8000 ft....30-40 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 14 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....40 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 3 late in the afternoon. * Haines Index........2 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Numerous rain showers in the evening, then widespread rain showers after midnight. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....31-35. * Below 8000 ft....35-40. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....80-100 pct. * Below 8000 ft....80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain and snow showers in the morning, then numerous rain showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....37-42. * Below 8000 ft....45-50. * 24 hr Trend......Down 11 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....67-77 pct. * Below 8000 ft....61-71 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 29 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 59 to 64. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 41 to 51 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 63 to 68. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 36 to 46 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 61 to 66. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 38 to 48 percent. $$ NMZ108-101300- East Central Plains- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy with isolated rain showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr Trend......Down 18 degrees. * Min Humidity........45-55 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 28 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northeast 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with widespread rain showers after midnight. * Min Temperature.....35-39. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 degrees. * Max Humidity........80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......East 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 10 to 20 mph increasing to south 20 to 30 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain showers in the morning, then numerous rain showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....44-48. * 24 hr Trend......Down 9 degrees. * Min Humidity........68-78 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 26 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East 5 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 63 to 68. South winds around 5 mph. Minimum Humidity 39 to 49 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 69 to 74. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 68 to 73. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 38 to 48 percent. $$ NMZ109-101300- West Central Highlands- 654 AM MDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....54-59. * Below 8000 ft....59-64. * 24 hr Trend......Up 8 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....32-42 pct. * Below 8000 ft....27-37 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 16 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....30 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 2 early in the afternoon, then increasing to 3 late in the afternoon. * Haines Index........2 very low increasing to 3 very low in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....38-42. * Below 8000 ft....40-44. * 24 hr Trend......Up 6 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....75-95 pct. * Below 8000 ft....74-94 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................3 decreasing to 2 after midnight. * Haines Index........3 very low decreasing to 2 very low after midnight. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....46-51. * Below 8000 ft....51-56. * 24 hr Trend......Down 9 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....55-65 pct. * Below 8000 ft....47-57 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 27 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................2. * Haines Index........2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 57 to 62. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 34 to 44 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms. Highs 59 to 64. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 34 to 44 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 58 to 63. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 33 to 43 percent. $$ FCSTR 40