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SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
734 PM PDT SAT SEP 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1730 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND BRING A COOLING TREND TO THE FIRE VICINITY SUNDAY
AND MONDAY THEN LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES INTO MIDWEEK. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN TERRAIN INFLUENCED EXCEPT
INCREASING OVER THE CREST BY SUNDAY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT
PASSES.

.TODAY (SUNDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT (SUNDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH DOWN 1-3
PERCENT..
EYE LEVEL WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORMAL DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 1-4 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE
CHANGE..
EYE LEVEL WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORMAL DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 1-4 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-4
PERCENT..
EYE LEVEL WINDS...
   SLOPES...........NORMAL DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 1-4 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20100918.VERNO.01/HNX