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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
824 PM PDT FRI SEP 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1540 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LIGHT WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO THE BURN
AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AIRMASS WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITIES WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA BY TUESDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
EXISTS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ON MONDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 11-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10
                    MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 30-34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10
                    MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

BECOMING WINDY AND MUCH COOLER. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM ON
MONDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL TREND SHARPLY HIGHER.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090925.WILDC.01/HNX