FNUS76 KHNX 090545
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1045 PM PDT SUN AUG 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1747 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL HELP DIMINISH THE THREAT OF THUNDER TODAY
WITH ONLY CLOUDS FORMING THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH TYPICAL DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A TROUGH PERSISTS NEAR THE CALIFORNIA
COAST. A WARMING AND SLIGHT DRYING TREND IS THEN EXPECTED FOR THE
LATTER PART OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS.

LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL WILL DIMINISH TO NONE ON THIS MONDAY WITH
ONLY A FEW CUMULUS BUILD-UPS AFTER 1300 PDT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-85 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPING 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100808.SLOPE.01/HNX