FNUS74 KEPZ 211559
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
959 AM MDT MON JUN 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0922 MDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY WARM WEATHER
TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. LOW LEVEL SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY
BEGIN TO  ADVECT ONTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS RESULTING
IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY
THIS WEEK...ESPECIALLY AFTER TUESDAY. MODELS ARE BECOMING MORE CONSISTENT
IN BRINGING A FAIRLY ENHANCED PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM MEXICO INTO OUR
AREA FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 27.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 7 MPH MORNING
                    THEN 7 TO 12 MPH OCNL GUST 17 MPH AFTN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
                    SLIGHT RISK OF CLOUD BUILDUPS/TSTM OVER
                    THE HIGHEST TERRAIN.
CWR.................5-10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100621.ASPEN.01/EPZ