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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
940 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1644 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE CHANNELED OVER THE BURN AREA
BETWEEN AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER
THE BURN AREA. A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND
CONFINE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA CREST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 1900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.EXTENDED...

.MONDAY...
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES.
MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 1-3
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.

FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090821.WILDC.01/HNX