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SPOT FORECAST FOR PW-5...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1227 AM PDT WED JUN 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1440 PDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL LOWER TEMPERATURES AT THE
BURN SITE TO AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES
BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL SLIGHTLY
RECOVER DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL).....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.



.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7-13 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 10-15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH UP 1-3 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 6-12 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHERLY 5-10 MPH.




FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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