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SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1009 PM PDT MON SEP 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1607 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 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 19-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 11 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL AFTER 1200 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL AFTER 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AFTER 1300 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.


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