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SPOT FORECAST FOR BILEDO...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
720 PM PST SAT DEC 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1656 PST ON DECEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN
BAJA AND A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER IDAHO WILL PRODUCE A
DRY OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS YOSEMITE NP THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK.
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY AND
BRING LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS...MAINLY ALONG THE
RIDGE TOPS. OTHERWISE...LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES IS
ANTICIPATED THROUGH MID WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 0700 PST 31-33...MAX 56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 0700 PST 20-22 PERCENT...MIN 7-9 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2-5 MPH AFTER
                    1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT 0700 PST AROUND 500 FEET AGL...RISING
                    TO 3000 FEET AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...BERNIE SPELLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111217.BILED.02/HNX