FNUS76 KHNX 260647
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1147 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
ON THURSDAY. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE
REGION ON FRIDAY AND BRING A DRAMATIC COOL DOWN INTO THE WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77-80.
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 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-60 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 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-74.
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.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100825.VERNO.01/HNX