FNUS76 KHNX 012018
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLS...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
118 PM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1218 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT
BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE SIERRA CREST THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL INTRODUCE A DRY SOUTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT OVER THE FIRE SITE ON SUNDAY. SLOPE WINDS WILL BE DEPENDENT
OF HOW QUICKLY THE MID-LEVEL JET...SOUTH AT 15-25 MPH...WORKS DOWN
TO THE ELEVATION OF THE FIRE.

NOTE...ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED TO NEAR
       THE SIERRA CREST...BUT GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS
       MAY IMPACT THE FIRE SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...EXCEPT A FEW CLOUDS NEAR THE CREST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-7 MPH...THEN BECOMING UPCANYON
                    3-8 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON AFTER 2100 PDT...
                    THEN SOUTH 2-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT...THEN SOUTH 5-12 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.FALLS.01/HNX