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SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1220 PM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1134 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL RESIDE OVER THE STATE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ALONG
THE SIERRA CREST EACH AFTERNOON...THEY SHOULD REMAIN EAST OF THE BURN
AREA AS PREVAILING WINDS ALOFT REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY. NONETHELESS...
THE PROXIMITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CREATE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
OVER THE BURN SITE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.
OTHERWISE...LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL
OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-10 MPH. (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING...BECOMING CLEAR BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHERLY 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH. (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$REQUESTED BY...STEFAN GOLDSTEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090522.COTTO.01/HNX