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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
910 PM PDT THU SEP 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1539 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD OVER THE REGION AND BRING WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER THROUGH
SATURDAY. OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...POOR NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FOR SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...EXPECT A COOLING TREND DUE TO AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH WITH WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY AND INCREASING IN SPEEDS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 4-9 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING EAST 2-5 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 4-9 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN
                    WEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100902.SLOPE.01/HNX