FNUS74 KEPZ 191553
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
953 AM MDT SAT JUN 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0921 MDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OVERALL WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE
WEEKEND AND THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE NORMAL. HAINES WILL RUN 5 TO 6  TODAY. AFTN WINDS OCCASIONALLY
BREEZY AT TIMES AFTN HOURS. MODELS SUGGEST A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FOR THE BORDERLAND AROUND WEDNESDAY AND
THEREAFTER OF NEXT WEEK WHICH MAY LEAD TO A SLIGHT RISK OF AFTN
AND EVENING TSTMS. NOT VERY MUCH RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-92 TOP/BOT.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH MORNING THEN WSW 8 TO 13
                    GUST 18 MPH AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......18100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (199100 KNOT-FT).



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................5-10 PERCENT. ISOLD AFTN CLOUD BUILDUPS
                    OVER HIGHEST TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-89 TOP/BOT.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (162000 KNOT-FT).



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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100619.ASPEN.01/EPZ