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SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
351 PM PDT SAT MAY 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1318 PDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND AND OVER
FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH MONDAY. THE TROUGH WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE PRECIPITATION TOWARDS THE THE
SIERRA CREST. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3-5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AROUND 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090523.COTTO.01/HNX