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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT2...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
913 PM PDT THU JUL 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1627 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT AS AN UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH FORMS OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS WILL ALLOW SOME MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE TO RETURN TO THE DISTRICT FRIDAY BRINGING A THREAT OF
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER-
LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD MONDAY FOR A DRIER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

NOTE...WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 1300
                    PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CLEARING
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2100
                    PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-8 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...THEN EAST
                    3-7 MPH AFTER 0200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 1300
                    PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5-10 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN WEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...NANCY BISSMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100722.WILDC.01/HNX