FNUS76 KHNX 201931
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1231 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1125 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL RESIDE OVER THE BURN
AREA TODAY. A SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE
INTO THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM WITH DRY LIGHTNING OVER THE BURN AREA EACH AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHERLY 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1400 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090520.COTTO.01/HNX