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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1122 PM PDT SUN AUG 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1742 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
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 SE OF THE FIRE AREA. LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS 7-10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS 7-10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100801.SLOPE.01/HNX