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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1139 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1645 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE STATE WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST
THROUGH SATURDAY. FLOW ALOFT WILL BE PREDOMINATELY NORTHWEST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE. WARMING
TREND THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WEST COAST
DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6-12.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.EXTENDED...

.MONDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 3-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090814.WILDC.01/HNX