FNUS76 KHNX 280359
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
859 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 PDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF COOL TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WITH SOME GUSTY
WINDS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RIDGETOPS. LIGHT TO MODERATE
PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO FALL AROUND THE WILDFIRE BURN SITE
FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY ABOUT MIDDAY. SNOW LEVELS
MAY FALL TO AS LOW AS 8000 FEET. THERE WILL EVEN BE A SLIGHT RISK
OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN LATER IN THE WEEK
FOR MUCH WARMER AND DRIER TRENDS OVER THE BURN SITE FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY DURING THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-6 MPH EARLY THEN BECOMING SOUTH-
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 15-25 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BROTHERTON
$$REQUESTED BY...JOHN DAHLBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110627.BALD_.01/HNX