FNUS76 KHNX 040315
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
815 PM PDT FRI SEP 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1542 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
THE REGION KEEPING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY.
POOR NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN DURING
THIS PERIOD.  A COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH SETTLES OVER THE STATE. IN ADDITION
TO HIGHER HUMIDITIES...THE TROUGH WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES
OVER THE RIDGES AND THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS
SUNDAY AND INTO LABOR DAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH AFTER
                    1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 7-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...
                    THEN VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-12 MPH AFTER
                    1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 12-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE CREST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100903.SLOPE.01/HNX