FNUS76 KHNX 250120
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
620 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TROUGH SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
AN INCREASING DRY WEST FLOW...ENDING THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT THIS
SUNDAY. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL BE COOLER THIS SUNDAY...THE BURN SITE
WILL SEE A DECREASING TREND IN HUMIDITIES ON MONDAY AS STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE ALOFT REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL
ALSO BRING A WARMING TREND FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AS WELL AS LIGHTER
WINDS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2-4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 400 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO
                    5000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS 1-3 MPH AFTER
                    2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY ROTHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.SMITH.01/HNX