FNUS76 KHNX 280635
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1135 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1704 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRAMATIC COOLING TREND WILL OCCUR OVER THE FIRE AS
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO
INCREASE. A STRONGER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
SUNDAY...FURTHER LOWERING TEMPERATURES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST SATURDAY.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...THEN SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12-24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    OVER THE CREST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 MPH
                    AFTER 0900 PDT.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    1-4 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-4 MPH...THEN SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH...THEN SOUTH 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 0900 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.VERNO.01/HNX