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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
607 PM PDT SUN SEP 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1602 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OFF THE COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
FLOW ALOFT PREVAILING THROUGH THE WEEK. SLIGHT COOLING WILL OCCUR
THROUGH TUESDAY THEN LITTLE CHANGE THE REST OF THE WEEK.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE AFTER
                    2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 3-6 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...OCHS
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100912.SLOPE.01/HNX