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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1147 PM PDT WED SEP 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1532 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF
THE REGION ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN A VERY
COOL AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS AND A CHANCE FOR
LIGHT PRECIPITATION LINGERING THURSDAY MORNING. CLEARING CONDITIONS
AND A SLOW WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS
EXPECTED AFTER THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  59-63          TOP  51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4-9 AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE  36-40          TOP  29-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER
                    1900 PDT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE  71-75          TOP  64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.



.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 4-10 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 6-12 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-9 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 3-8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-8 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 3-6 MPH.

.MONDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-4 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-9 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 3-10 MPH.



FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100908.SLOPE.01/HNX