FNUS76 KHNX 200639
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1139 PM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1546 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK OVER THE
REGION WILL BRING A FEW DEGREES OF WARMING WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER
HUMIDITIES FRIDAY. A MINOR COOLING TREND IS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND
AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSHES THE HIGH PRESSURE EASTWARD.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.


.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...

.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 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 2-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
 MID SLOPES.........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100819.SLOPE.01/HNX