FNUS76 KHNX 270353
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
853 PM PDT SUN SEP 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1546 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THIS WILL PROVIDE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE BURN AREA. NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL
BE POOR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THERMAL BELTS AND AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE LIGHT AND SURFACE WINDS
WILL BE GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL
APPROACH THE COAST TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK...BRINGING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA CREST ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

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.

.TONIGHT...

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.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 92-96.          TOP 82-86.
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...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100926.SLOPE.01/HNX