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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1155 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1656 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE
COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ON THURSDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE COOLEST ON THURSDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN
HUMIDITIES. THERE ALSO IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
THURSDAY AS THE LOW MAY TRACK FARTHER SOUTH OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
CONDITIONS WILL TREND WARMER AND DRIER FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH. GUSTS TO 10 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                    STRONG GUSTS THROUGH CANYONS AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                    STRONG GUSTS THROUGH CANYONS AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090803.WILDC.01/HNX