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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOW...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1126 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1653 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CALIFORNIA
COAST SUNDAY THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE BURN AREA MONDAY MORNING.
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA
LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS MONDAY. A
MUCH COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY MONDAY. DRY WEATHER
WITH A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES
WARMING A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 22-25 PERCENT
WITH POOR RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT.  UPSLOPE WINDS 3-5 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS FOLLOWED BY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
WINDS 4-7 MPH EACH NIGHT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 15 MPH.  RIDGE WINDS
GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090912.BIGME.01/HNX