FNUS75 KFGZ 141217
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...KNF KAIBAB NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
517 AM MST FRI AUG 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1903 MST ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SUBTROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF
THE AREA TODAY. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AVAILABLE
THAT ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REDEVELOP BY LATE MORNING EARLY AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME A MUCH
STRONGER PACIFIC TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE IN FROM
THE NORTHWEST. THE PACIFIC TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY SWEEP OUT THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE FROM WEST TO EAST WITH A MARKED REDUCTION IN SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY STARTING ON SATURDAY. THE MAIN WEATHER
THREAT ON SATURDAY WILL BE THE DRY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON AND GUSTY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-71 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLEMMONS
REQUESTED BY...JASON FALLON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.ASPEN.01/FGZ