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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
836 PM PDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1549 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE BURN AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL
SHOW LITTLE CHANGE. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
AREA SUNDAY WITH LOWER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
BUILD BACK IN FOR THE FIRST OF THE WORKWEEK.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURES DOWN 5-10 DEGREES AND HUMIDITIES UP 10 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPCANYON INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES OR HUMIDITY.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPVALLEY/UPCANYON 2-7  MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH EARLY SHIFTING TO WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 3-5 DEGREES AND HUMIDITIES DOWN
5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.




FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...NANCY BISSMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100916.SLOPE.01/HNX