FNUS76 KHNX 220416
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
916 PM PDT TUE SEP 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
MOVE INLAND ON WEDNESDAY ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER HUMIDITIES. A WARMING TREND WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES CAN BE
EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 4-9 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING..SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100921.SLOPE.01/HNX