FNUS76 KHNX 260520
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTOR...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1020 PM PDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2130 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BEFORE WEAKENING NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER TROUGH DIGS INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE RIDGE WILL DRAW UP TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY. MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET...BUT COULD PROPAGATE TO LOWER ELEVATIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN STEADY. WINDS ALOFT GENERALLY
SOUTHERLY TURNING SOUTHWESTERLY BY SUNDAY.

NOTE...WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE
                    TOP OF THE FIRE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....101-105.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 5-12 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER 1400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 12000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    NEAR THE TOP OF THE FIRE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT...
                    THEN VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 0400 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE TOP OF THE FIRE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100-104.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...TARO PUSINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.MOTOR.01/HNX