FNUS76 KHNX 030637
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1137 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1641 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTH INTO
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LATE SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN
RIDGE WINDS AT THE BURN AREA...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. DIMINISHING WINDS SUNDAY AS
THE UPPER LOW WILL BE OVERHEAD.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 58-63 BOTTOM...47-53 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH LATE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AT THE BOTTOM WITH SNOW SHOWERS
                    NEAR AND ABOVE 7000 FT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-44 BOTTOM...27-32 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-14 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST AND
                    DECREASING TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW LEVEL NEAR 6500 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 41-46 BOTTOM...30-34 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091002.WILDC.01/HNX