FNUS76 KHNX 250515
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1015 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1557 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 41-47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 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.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.


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