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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1213 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1538 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING
A DRAMATIC COOL DOWN BEGINNING ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH INCREASING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONGER WINDS. GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF
THE DISTRICT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY. A STRONGER TROUGH WILL
APPROACH SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE AREA.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO WEST 6-12 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15 MPH IN THE MORNING TURNING
                    SOUTHWEST 15-18 MPH AROUND 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.SLOPE.01/HNX