FNUS74 KEPZ 161646
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ASPEN...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1046 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1004 MDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THE AREA MOSTLY DRY THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WITH VERY WARM AFTERNOONS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY EACH
AFTERNOON IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IN
THE MID 20 TO MID 30 PERCENT RANGE AT NIGHT. THOUGH VERY DRY
AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE
NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL BE WEAKER
TOMORROW INTO THE WEEKEND. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT COULD REACH AS FAR WEST
AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLACK RANGE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
THIS WOULD POSE A THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING WITH ONLY LIMITED AND
SPOTTY RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 11 TO 17 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WEST 7 TO 12 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 7 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY THEN SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 18 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100616.ASPEN.01/EPZ