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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1147 PM PDT SAT JUL 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1817 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ALONG
OR JUST OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THIS WILL
PRODUCE A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WITH MONSOONAL
MOISTURE REMAINING WELL TO THE EAST. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS 7-10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS 7-10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100731.SLOPE.01/HNX