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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOW...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
753 PM PDT WED SEP 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1656 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WITH A MINOR DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH POOR RECOVERY EACH NIGHT. A WEAK OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING
SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES...
HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 32-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 7-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...JEFF PIROG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090909.BIGME.01/HNX