FNUS76 KHNX 302250
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
350 PM PDT TUE JUN 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1534 PDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK. HOWEVER...SURGES OF TROPICAL
MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CLOUD COVER ALONG WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
NEAR THE FIRE THROUGH THURSDAY. A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
PREVAIL FRIDAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND RESULTING IN CLEARING
SKIES AND TEMPERATURES COOLING TO NEAR NORMAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 49-54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 1-4 MPH...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    1-4 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 61-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 49-54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 1-4 MPH...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BY 2100 PDT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090630.GROUS.01/HNX