FNUS76 KHNX 170020
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
520 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1546 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
OVER MUCH OF THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.A WARMING
TREND HAS BEGUN WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MIDWEEK.
SOME COOLING IS ANTICIPATED BY LATER IN THE WEEK. WINDS WILL
REMAIN DIURNALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...
                    THEN SOUTHEAST UP TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH UP 2-4 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100816.VERNO.01/HNX