FNUS76 KHNX 030541
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1041 PM PDT MON AUG 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1708 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS NEAR
THE WEST COAST. ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED. NORMAL DIURNAL WINDS DEVELOPING ON SLOPES.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS 7-10 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 41-47 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS 7-10 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100802.SLOPE.01/HNX