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FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
501 PM PDT THU SEP 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1606 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RETURN
TO AROUND AVERAGE VALUES DURING THE WEEKEND DUE TO A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
SETTING UP OVER THE AREA. THIS RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 67-71             TOP 60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    7-12 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 40-43             TOP 33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT
                    DECREASING TO NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 5-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 MPH AFTER
                    1900 PDT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 71-75            TOP 64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 7-12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 1300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH
                    AFTER 0600 PDT.


.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 3-5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH.

.MONDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 3-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...OCHS
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100909.SLOPE.01/HNX