FNUS74 KEPZ 151717
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1117 AM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1054 MDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW PATTERN ALOFT WILL KEEP AREA DRY AND WARM
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DRY AIR MASS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOW
WITH MODEST OVERNIGHT RECOVERY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE IN AFTERNOON WITH A MORE SOUTHERLY COMPONENT BUT SHOULD
RELAX THIS EVENING WITH A MORE VARIABLE DIRECTION DUE TO COMPETING
LOCAL DRAINAGE EFFECTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.



.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...LUNDEEN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100615.ASPEN.01/EPZ