FNUS76 KHNX 170338
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK WIDE PILES...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
838 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WETTING RAINS
AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE
DISTRICT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERY WEATHER BY MID-WEEK. STRONG
GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO AFFECT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 5500 FEET...BUT MAY BE
LOWER IN HEAVY SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY PUSH THROUGH THE
REGION LATE THIS WEEK BEFORE YET ANOTHER STORM AFFECT THE DISTRICT
NEXT WEEKEND.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 41-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 63-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 3-6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 63-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3-6
                    MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...KELLY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.PARKW.01/HNX