FNUS76 KHNX 230420
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
910 PM PDT WED SEP 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WIND FLOW WILL TURN OFFSHORE THURSDAY AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE GREAT BASIN. THE OFFSHORE FLOW MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHILE AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AND AMPLIFY OVER
MUCH OF THE WEST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING TREND
WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING EAST 2-6 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 3-7 MPH AFTER NOON...THEN
                    UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST 3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT...
                    THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...
                    BECOMING EAST 2-6 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 3-7 MPH AFTER NOON...THEN
                    UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

$$

REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100922.VERNO.01/HNX