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SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
601 PM PDT TUE AUG 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1609 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INLAND FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND BRING WARMER AND DRIER
WEATHER TO THE FIRE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    NORTH 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 3-6 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 3-5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   EYE LEVEL........DIURNAL SLOPE AND CANYON 2-5 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 4-7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   EYE LEVEL........DIURNAL SLOPE AND CANYON 2-5 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   EYE LEVEL........SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20100831.VERNO.01/HNX