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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
922 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1604 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING LITTLE CHANGE TO
THE FIRE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL
MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY...WITH THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH
MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES MID WEEK. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SOME
LIGHT SHOWERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY WITH A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.


.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. TEMPERATURES DOWN
9-13 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 8-12 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-15 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE.
MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
   RIDGES...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 3-6
PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100905.SLOPE.01/HNX