FNUS76 KHNX 290615
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1115 PM PDT WED JUL 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1554 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE BURN AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
SLOWLY BUILD WITH TEMPERATURES RISING A DEGREE OR TWO EACH DAY.
HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN UNCHANGED. SLOPE AND VALLEY WINDS
SHOULD PREVAIL EXCEPT FOR A FEW HOURS EACH AFTERNOON WHERE THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL ENHANCE OR DOMINATE THE DIRECTION.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-30 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 1100 PDT
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH DECREASING TO 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 1100 PDT
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100728.SLOPE.01/HNX