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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MEADOW...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1126 PM PDT MON SEP 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1605 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
CALIFORNIA DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK AND BRING DRY WEATHER...
LOWER HUMIDITIES AND A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND TO THE BURN AREA.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 AT 4400 FT.    71-75 AT 6400 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPCANYON 3-6 MPH AFTER
                    1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 MPH BY 1400 PDT.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85 AT 4400 FT.    74-78 AT 6400 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPCANYON 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    4-7 MPH BY 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BY
                    NOON PDT.



FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090914.BIGME.01/HNX