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Spot Forecast for Stateline Train Derailment...McKinley County OEM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
807 PM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A storm system over Nevada and Utah will move toward western NM
this evening. Scattered to numerous showers are forecast to move
in after midnight, continuing at times through Saturday night. Winds
are forecast to range from a southwest direction tonight to more
of a westerly direction Saturday. Dry weather returns late Saturday
night into Sunday.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely late in the
                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
                    the night. Chance of rain showers and snow
                    showers overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......70 percent.
Min Temperature.....31-35.
Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
Min Apparent Temp...Around 26.
Surface winds (mph).Southwest winds 11 to 15 mph. Gusts to 19 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Excellent/255000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    good/72000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
                    showers in the morning, then rain showers and
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......80 percent.
Max Temperature.....48-52.
Min Humidity........56-60 percent.
Max Apparent Temp...Around 43.
Surface winds (mph).West winds 14 to 19 mph. Gusts to 26 mph.
Mixing Height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 27 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/121000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/95911 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/121000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in
                    the evening.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent during the evening.
Min Temperature.....30-34.
Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
Min Apparent Temp...Around 28.
Surface winds (mph).West winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts to 16 mph.
Ventilation Trend...Good/76000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/9000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......10 percent.
Max Temperature.....60-64.
Min Humidity........20-24 percent.
Max Apparent Temp...Around 61.
Surface winds (mph).West winds 7 to 11 mph. Gusts to 18 mph.
Mixing Height.......10500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 19 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent/199785 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Good/98844 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    excellent/199785 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

$$

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Forecaster...33
Requested by...Adam Berry, EM
Type of request...HAZMAT
.TAG 2412585.0/ABQ
.DELDT 04/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0