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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARACK FIRE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1016 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2110 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE DISTRICT
THROUGH FRIDAY...KEEPING TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITY. ENOUGH
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN AREA
EACH DAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...LOWERING
TEMPERATURES BY SEVERAL DEGREES WITH HUMIDITY TRENDING SLIGHTLY
HIGHER. SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL SEE DRIER CONDITIONS AS HIGH PRESSURE
REBUILDS OVER THE STATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 22-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...EXCEPT ERRATIC AND GUSTY IF ANY
                    THUNDERSTORM OCCURS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH...EXCEPT ERRATIC AND GUSTY IF ANY
                    THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.                 THUNDERSTO
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...EXCEPT ERRATIC AND GUSTY IF ANY
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 14000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...NANCY BISSMEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110922.TAMAR.01/HNX