FNUS76 KHNX 120633
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1133 PM PDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1626 PDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE...WITH JUST SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS
DEVELOPING. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY AND BRING INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW LEADING TO
A COOLING TREND AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES THROUGH FRIDAY.
THIS SYSTEM ALSO WILL BRING BREEZIER CONDITIONS LATER IN THE WEEK.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH A FEW CUMULUS DEVELOPING
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  79-84          TOP  74-78
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE  19-23 PERCENT  TOP  20-24 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 12 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE  44-48          TOP  38-42
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE  48-53 PERCENT  TOP  62-67 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH A FEW CUMULUS DEVELOPING
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  76-81          TOP  71-75
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE  20-24 PERCENT  TOP  22-26 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 12 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090811.WILDC.01/HNX