FNUS76 KHNX 260352
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
852 PM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1657 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
DRY WEATHER...LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE FIRE
THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY WITH POOR SMOKE DISPERSION. HUMIDITIES
WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH POOR RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 86-89.          TOP 76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 9-13 PERCENT.   TOP 15-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000-6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 55-59.          TOP 44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 25-30 PERCENT.  TOP 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 88-92.          TOP 78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 8-12 PERCENT.   TOP 13-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    BY NOON PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000-5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100925.SLOPE.01/HNX