FNUS76 KHNX 290147
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOW...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
647 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1658 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL KEEP A HOT AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. A SLIGHT COOLING TREND ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEVELOPS
OVER THE EPAC AND MOVES INLAND LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 26-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 5-10 WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.


.EXTENDED OUTLOOK MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT INCREASE
IN HUMIDITIES.

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DAYTIME UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-7 MPH WITH
                    NIGHTTIME DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVE BARLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.BIGME.01/HNX