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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
823 PM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1553 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SOME
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE BURN AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THIS KEEP A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOWER LEVELS ARE STILL DRY AND WILL
RESULT IN A RISK OF DRY LIGHTNING THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE DROP OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND WILL
BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE
REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100930.SLOPE.01/HNX