FNUS76 KHNX 240354
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERNON...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
854 PM PDT THU SEP 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1529 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. LOWER HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES WELL
ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES BY 10 TO 15 DEGREES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. LIGHT WINDS ALOFT AND A WEAK INVERSION NEAR
12,000 FEET WILL CREATE POOR MIXING CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT 5
DAYS AT LEAST.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 2-4  MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 11-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...SUNNY DAYS AND CLEAR NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES
WARMING ANOTHER 1-3 DEGREES SUNDAY THEN LITTLE CHANGE. HUMIDITIES
REMAINING LOW WITH POOR TO MODERATE NIGHTTIME RECOVERY. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW WITH POOR VENTILATION.
20-FOOT WINDS...NORMAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 1-4 MPH.
RIDGE WINDS.....VARIABLE BUT FAVORING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100923.VERNO.01/HNX