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FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
941 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1611 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS
OVER THE WILDFIRE. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO TREND LOWER BY THE
END OF THE WEEK WITH MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS. MOISTURE FROM SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF
THE TROUGH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE WILDFIRE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS
MAY ALSO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE STRONG UPPER TROUGH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY...THEN A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90 (5200 FEET)    78-81 (TOP OF FIRE).
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65 (5200 FEET)    50-55 (TOP OF FIRE).
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 36-44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...THEN AFTERNOON CUMULUS WITH
                    A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 (5200 FEET)    73-76 (TOP OF FIRE).
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH. GUST TO AROUND 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH. GUST TO AROUND 16 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SUNNY. COOLER. TEMPERATURES DOWN 9-12 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 1-3
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH. GUST TO AROUND 16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 7-9 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 6-12
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. GUST TO AROUND 12 MPH.

FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.SLOPE.01/HNX