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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
549 PM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1640 PDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL RESIDE OVER THE
WILDFIRE SITE THROUGH MONDAY WITH LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IN
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. AN
APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ALONG THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST ON TUESDAY. WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY ON TUESDAY
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG
WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-3 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-3 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

...OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR MAY IMPACT
THE YOSEMITE PARK AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS.

FORECASTER...BROTHERTON
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110625.BALD_.01/HNX