FNUS76 KHNX 092316
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PW 4 HODGDON...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
416 PM PDT SAT JUL 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PUSH BRING A DRIER AND
MORE STABLE AIRMASS INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY LOWER EACH DAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES. MONDAY WILL
BECOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FORMS OFF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. MORE SUBSTANTIAL COOLING IS LIKELY BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER CALIFORNIA AND A
STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EARLY MORNING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71-78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH EARLY IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING BECOMING WEST UP TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO EAST 3-7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EARLY EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110710.PW4HO.01/HNX