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SPOT FORECAST FOR 2013 WAWONA NW...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
215 PM PDT SUN APR 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1410 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WELL WEST OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL KEEP A
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
INITIALLY INCREASE WESTERLY FLOW OVER RIDGES HOWEVER BY LATE TUESDAY
THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND DIMINISH. SURFACE WINDS WILL
REMAIN TERRAIN DOMINATED AND DIURNAL IN NATURE.LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY TRENDS IS EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 UNTIL 1900 PDT THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74-76
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130421.2013W.02/HNX