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SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK WIDE PILES...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1109 AM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER
TO THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES...LOWER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND LIGHTER WINDS THAN MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY THEN INCREASE
ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86-92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-5 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    25 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL MITCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110524.PARKW.01/HNX