FNUS74 KEPZ 130133
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ASPEN...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
733 PM MDT SAT JUN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1843 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER WESTERN STATES...WILL MEAN MORE
BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE BURN SITE THOUGH SUNDAY.  LOOK FOR WINDS
GENERALLY FROM THE WEST...WITH DAY-NIGHT VARIATIONS IN DIRECTION.
TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY LIGHTER
WESTERLY WINDS...CONTINUED DRY WEATHER AND A REBOUND IN TEMPERATURES
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT) UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT
                    THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) TOWARDS MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 16 MPH
                    EARLY...WEAKENING AND SHIFTING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY...INCREASING AND
                    SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100612.ASPEN.03/EPZ