FNUS76 KHNX 180619
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1119 PM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1542 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES AND
HUMIDITY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND BRING A COOLING TREND TO THE DISTRICT SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A DRY
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL THEN PREVAIL INTO MID WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING CALM.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22 PERCENT IN THE MORNING RISING TO 31-36
                    PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES DOWN 2-5 DEGREES AND HUMIDITIES
          UP 5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
   RIDGES...VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES AND HUMIDITIES DOWN
           1-5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
   RIDGES...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES OR HUMIDITIES.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
   RIDGES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100917.VERNO.01/HNX