FNUS76 KHNX 190246
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
746 PM PDT WED AUG 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1547 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE DISTRICT INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO
SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITY.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST 3-5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1600 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2100
                    PDT...THEN BECOMING EAST 3-6 MPH BY DAYBREAK.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST 3-5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1600 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.MONDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3 PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 5-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100818.SLOPE.01/HNX