FNUS74 KEPZ 281743
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ASPEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1143 AM MDT MON JUN 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1107 MDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EASTERLY SURFACE FLOW BEHIND A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE
ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS
ARE RAPIDLY BUILDING TO THE EAST AT 1130 AM. THERE COULD BE SOME
BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH A
LITTLE SMALL HAIL.

-FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY A MOIST EASTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL
ENSURE SCATTERED STORMS EACH AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND WINDS
GUSTING 20-30 MPH. LATEST MODEL RUNS INDICATE THE WENDESDAY MAY BE
A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SMALL HAIL...BRIEF
                        HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. WINDS GUSTING TO 27 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
VENT CAT............BORDERLINE FAIR TO GOOD BY LATE AFTERNOON (APPX 60000 KT-FT)


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 900 PM.
CWR.................30 PERCENT LOWERING TO 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.


.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 8 TO 13 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 24 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
VENT CAT............POOR DURING THE MORNING BECOMING VERY GOOD
                    (100000 KT-FT) DURING THE AFTERNOON

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FORECASTER...MACBLAIN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100628.ASPEN.01/EPZ