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SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK WIDE PILES...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1206 AM PDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
FIRE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS IN CONTROL. A WARM AND DRY TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.
A COOLING TREND IS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN
HUMIDITIES AND WINDS AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS STORM COULD BRING A RETURN OF WET WEATHER
TO AT LEAST THE YOSEMITE AREA BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.PARKW.01/HNX