FNUS76 KHNX 250337
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
837 PM PDT FRI SEP 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND A WEAK OFFSHORE WIND
PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THIS WILL PROVIDE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES. NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THERMAL BELTS. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-77 TOP...78-83 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-20 PERCENT TOP...10-15 PERCENT BOTTOM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM BECOMING SOUTH 2-3 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39-44 TOP...47-52 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 35-41 PERCENT TOP...28-33 PERCENT BOTTOM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2-5 MPH BECOMING CALM.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74-78 TOP...80-85 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-20 PERCENT TOP...8-13 PERCENT BOTTOM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM BECOMING SOUTH 2-3 MPH.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES OR
HUMIDITIES.
20-FOOT WINDS
   SLOPES...SLOPE AND VALLEY 1-5 MPH.
   RIDGES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 1-5 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100924.SLOPE.01/HNX