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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
915 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1650 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY. A COLD UPPER
LOW WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE PARK BY SUNDAY. NEAR NORMAL TEMPS
CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY...LOWERING 5-8 DEGREES SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF
THE UPPER LOW. BREEZY TO WINDY SATURDAY WITH INCREASING HUMIDITIES.
MUCH COOLER SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WINDS
DIMINISHING SUNDAY AS UPPER LOW MOVES OVERHEAD.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-72 BOTTOM...58-63 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 36-42 BOTTOM...27-31 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-80 PERCENT BOTTOM...45-50 PERCENT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58-62 BOTTOM...46-50 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-18 MPH
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091001.WILDC.01/HNX