FNUS76 KHNX 160404
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
904 PM PDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1536 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL SHOW
LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH UNTIL THIS WEEKEND WHEN AN UPPER LOW PUSHES
INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND BRINGS A COOLING TREND TO THE
DISTRICT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN TERRAIN INFLUENCED THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK THEN PICK UP SOME BY SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 12-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 2-8
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6-13 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 6-16
PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 6-16 MPH.

.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6-13 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 12-23 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...NANCY BISSMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100915.SLOPE.01/HNX