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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1102 PM PDT MON SEP 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1617 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TUESDAY THEN DEEPEN OVER CALIFORNIA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BRINGING LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE BURN
AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HIGHER HUMIDITIES CAN
BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME ALONG WITH SUBSTANTIALLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 30-35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 7-13 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100906.SLOPE.01/HNX