FNUS76 KHNX 170455
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
955 PM PDT FRI SEP 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1622 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WHILE A WEAK AND DRY WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP COOLER TEMPERATURES
OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
REGION SUNDAY FOR GRADUAL WARMING OF TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHT DECREASES
OF HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
HIGH PRESSURE TAKES CONTROL OF THE AREA. THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN DRY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 4-7 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT
                    WEST WIND AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 2-5 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...NANCY BISSMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110916.SMITH.01/HNX