FNUS76 KHNX 150455
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
955 PM PDT TUE SEP 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE
PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LITTLE
CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY BUT WINDS MAY INCREASE A BIT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND UP A LITTLE BY THE
END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST. AN UPPER LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY
THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL BRING ANOTHER COOLING TREND. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN TERRAIN INFLUENCED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........WEST 6-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3
DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 2-8 PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........WEST 8-16 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...NANCY BISSMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100914.SLOPE.01/HNX