FNUS76 KHNX 140446
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
946 PM PDT MON SEP 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1718 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MAINTAIN A DRY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN TREND UP
A LITTLE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
LOW WITH POOR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN INFLUENCED WITH SOME AFTERNOON BREEZES
THROUGH AND BELOW MOUNTAIN PASSES.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 66-69.TOP 63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 20-23 PERCENT. TOP 14-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-5 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 900 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING RISING
                    TO  4000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 48-50.TOP 42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 50-53 PERCENT. TOP 43-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT.
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 900 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING RISING
                    TO  4000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 63-65.TOP 60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 22-25 PERCENT. TOP 17-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-4 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO  3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


.EXTENDED...
.FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........UP 1-3 DEGREES EACH DAY.
HUMIDITY............MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-4 PERCENT EACH DAY.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100913.SLOPE.01/HNX