FNUS76 KHNX 141511
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SPOT FORECAST FOR WAWONA NW...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
811 AM PDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH
TODAY THEN SHIFT EAST OVER NEVADA ON TUESDAY. AFTER SEVERAL DEGREES
OF COOLING TODAY A WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
LOWERING HUMIDITIES. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE IN FROM
THE PACIFIC ON THURSDAY AND BRING COOLER CONDITIONS FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK...BUT WILL ALSO BRING INCREASED WINDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 56-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...ERIC NEISWANGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.WAWON.01/HNX