FNUS76 KHNX 290502
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1002 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1608 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THURSDAY AS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES DOMINATE THE AREA. YET...WHILE
HUMIDITY SURGES NORTH...THE BURN SITE MAY NOT SEE ITS EFFECTS UNTIL
THE END OF THE WEEK. AT THAT POINT...WEAK INSTABILITY FROM THE UPPER
LOW MOVING INTO THE REGION...ALONG WITH MOISTURE SURGING UP FROM THE
SOUTH MAY JOIN TO PRODUCE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS STARTING
FRIDAY. THE CONVECTIVE THREAT MAY CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE
THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO NEVADA. SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
TERRAIN DRIVEN AND RELATIVELY LIGHT...EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
ANY THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 85-88.          TOP 72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 25-27 PERCENT.  TOP 18-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE 61-65.          TOP 43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 41-43 PERCENT.  TOP 35-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO EAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE 86-89.          TOP 73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 24-26 PERCENT.  TOP 17-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...MEREDITH WENDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100928.SLOPE.01/HNX