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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOPE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
840 PM PDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1547 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST. THIS WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE BURN SITE. THE LOWER LEVELS ARE STILL DRY ENOUGH FOR A RISK OF
DRY LIGHTNING THROUGH SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE IN
FROM THE PACIFIC ON SUNDAY AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP 67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP 33-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-4 MPH. ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP 54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........TOP 58-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP 63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP 35-37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-7 MPH. ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101001.SLOPE.01/HNX