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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
754 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL CONTINUE TO SEND MID LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT.
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.  A DRIER AND MORE STABLE
AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA ON SUNDAY...LOWERING
TEMPERATURES BY SEVERAL DEGREES.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH. WINDS ERRATIC AND GUSTY
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68-72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110923.SMITH.01/HNX