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SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATL PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1050 PM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1616 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL BE WEST OF CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL KEEP A MAINLY DRY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE SIERRA. ANY THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE CREST DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

.TODAY (FRIDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 61-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVE ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.GRANI.01/HNX