FNUS76 KHNX 280434
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
934 PM PDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1558 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PARKED
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING DRY WEATHER...LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE FIRE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES.
HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATER IN THE
WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THERE
IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 85-89.          TOP 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 12-15 PERCENT.  TOP 20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    5-10 MPH BY NOON PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 61-65.          TOP 43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 26-30 PERCENT.  TOP 36-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 85-89.          TOP 73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 12-15 PERCENT.  TOP 20-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    5-10 MPH BY NOON PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100927.SLOPE.01/HNX