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FNUS76 KOTX 232328
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
428 PM PDT SAT MAY 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 PDT ON MAY 23.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE NEAR 2000 PDT THIS EVENING
AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONGER WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING ALONG WITH A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE.
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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REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1200).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BY
2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE NEAR 2000
PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (857) DECREASING TO LOW (49)
NEAR 2000.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO 5500 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (50) INCREASING TO HIGH (780) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...DARCI VANQUEKELBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614359.0/OTX
.DELDT 05/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WANEC@FIRENET.GOV
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