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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
950 PM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1658 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS...WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO THE FIRE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. A NORTHWARD INFLUX OF TROPICAL
MOISTURE ALOFT LATER THIS WEEK MAY PRODUCE A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FIRE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...SLIGHTLY HIGHER
HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDWEEK WHILE TEMPERATURES TREND
SLIGHTLY LOWER.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 (5200 FEET)    77-82 (TOP OF FIRE)
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    6-9 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65 (5200 FEET)    50-55 (TOP OF FIRE)
MAX HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    3-5 MPH BY 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93 (5200 FEET)    77-82 (TOP OF FIRE)
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 3-5 PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY.  TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SUNNY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 5-7 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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