FNUS76 KHNX 040422
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
922 PM PDT TUE AUG 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1659 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN SITE
THROUGH FRIDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH GRADUALLY SETTLES
SOUTHWARD ALONG THE COAST. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL CHANGE
LITTLE FROM DAY TO DAY. NORMAL DIURNAL WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE
SLOPES.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH. GUSTS TO 9 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO ABOUT 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH. GUSTS TO 9 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100803.SLOPE.02/HNX