FNUS74 KEPZ 071517
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ASPEN...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
917 AM MDT MON JUN 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0841 MDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS...VIRGA SHAFTS
AND SIGNIFICANT CLOUD BUILD-UPS...

.DISCUSSION...

EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER FROM YESTERDAYS WIDESPREAD CONVECTION
WILL DISSIPATE SLOWLY THROUGH THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS.  THIS WILL
LEAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES COOLER TODAY...HOWEVER HIGHS WILL
STILL RUN ABOVE NORMAL.  ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IN THE AREA AND AFTERNOON
HEATING...WILL PROMOTE MAINLY ISOLATED STORM DEVELOPMENT IN VICINITY
OF BURN SITE AFT 1200L.   HIGH ALOFT OVER THE REGION WILL START TO DRIFT
SOUTH OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALLOWING RETURN OF DRIER WESTERLY FLOW
BACK OVER BURN AREA BEGINNING LATER TODAY AND OVERNIGHT.  NONETHELESS
WILL NOT RULE OUT AFTERNOON CUMULUS WITH AN ISOLATED STORM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  WINDS INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MID AND
                    LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY...LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING
                    TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100607.ASPEN.01/EPZ