FNUS74 KEPZ 101714
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ASPEN...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1114 AM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1058 MDT ON JUNE 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME GUSTY
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.  A DEEPENING TROUGH WILL DIG OVER
THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING INCREASING SOUTHWEST
FLOW TO THE AREA...WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS.  SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY TOMORROW...AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY.  TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY COULD ALL BE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAYS...THOUGH
THE WINDS TODAY ARE OFF TO A SLOW START.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MIDDAY, THEN SHIFTING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS
                    OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGELINES.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100610.ASPEN.01/EPZ