FNUS76 KHNX 050310
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
810 PM PDT WED AUG 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN THROUGH
FRIDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SETTLES SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
COAST. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND A BIT HIGHER THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE
TEMPERATURES COOL SLIGHTLY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 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.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO ABOUT 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH. GUSTS TO 9 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 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 20100804.SLOPE.01/HNX