FNUS76 KHNX 040447
FWSHNX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1746 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.....MAX 76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 4-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100903.VERNO.01/HNX