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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1119 PM PDT MON SEP 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1605 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE DISTRICT
DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER DRY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
APPROACH THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL CA
DURING THE DAY. EXCEPT FOR AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND EVEN COOLER
TEMPERATURES...CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL REMAIN DRY. AFTERWARD...
A MUCH STRONGER UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD FOR THE LATER PART OF THE
WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONG WARMING TREND BEGINNING
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 11 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100920.SLOPE.01/HNX