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SPOT FORECAST FOR WAWONA NW...YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
920 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR A
WARMING TREND AND LOWERING HUMIDITIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A DRY
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT BRING ANOTHER COOLING TREND WITH INCREASED
HUMIDITIES AND WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THE
WEEKEND FOR WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO NORTH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    NORTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...KAREN PALMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.WAWON.02/HNX