FNUS75 KFGZ 061008
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
308 AM MST THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2028 MST ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY AND FRIDAY. FOR TODAY...ENOUGH
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN FOR A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH CAN BE ANTICIPATED. ON FRIDAY...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE BURN SITE WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LIKELY
DIPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE.

MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BUT DRY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900 LST BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-75 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH UNTIL 2100 LST DECREASING
                    TO 6 TO 14 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH DEVELOPING BY 1000 LST.

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FORECASTER...MCCOLLUM
REQUESTED BY...LI BRANNFORS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.ASPEN.01/FGZ