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FNUS76 KOTX 241333
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
633 AM PDT SUN MAY 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MAY 24.
DISCUSSION
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND 1000 TODAY AND THEN DECREASE BY
2000. CONDITIONS TODAY WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY. ON MONDAY EVENING,
A SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS STARTING AROUND 1700. RAIN TOTALS WILL
BE LESS THAN 0.10 INCHES. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN
THE EVENING, WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 25-30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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FORECASTS FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE
10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WIND.
***VENTILATION INDEX IS DERIVED FROM TRANSPORT WIND
MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING HEIGHT DIVIDED BY 100.
CATEGORIES: LOW (< 200), MODERATE (200-500),
HIGH (500-800), AND VERY HIGH (> 800).
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TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH AROUND 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 1100 AND RISING TO
6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST UP TO 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (661) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (917) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS DECREASING AROUND
2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH UP TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (719) DECREASING TO LOW (55) OVERNIGHT.
MEMORIAL DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AROUND 1700.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AROUND 1700.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
10-15 MPH BY 1100. FURTHER INCREASES TO WINDS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25-30 MPH STARTING AROUND 2000 AND
CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 1100 AND INCREASING TO
6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST UP TO 15 MPH, THEN INCREASING TO UP TO 30
MPH AROUND 2000 AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (505) INCREASING TO HIGH (719) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...AS/SVH
REQUESTED BY...MAX LEYVA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614373.0/OTX
.DELDT 05/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MAX.LEYVA@DNR.WA.GOV,WANEC@FIRENET.GOV
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