FNUS76 KHNX 251818 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR EL CAP MDW TRNG...YNP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1118 AM PDT WED MAY 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1008 PDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MAY BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO YOSEMITE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE YOSEMITE VALLEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-70 AT 4000 FEET...50-55 AT 7500 FEET. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH THROUGH 1300 PDT...THEN INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 22 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT. OVER THE SIERRA CREST...GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. FORECASTER...BEAN $$ REQUESTED BY...DOV BOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110525.ELCAP.01/HNX