FNUS76 KHNX 230450
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SPOT FORECAST FOR WAWONA NW...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
950 PM PDT MON APR 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL KEEP A DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON WEDNESDAY WILL
BRING INCREASED CLOUDS...SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH
AN INCREASE IN RIDGE WINDS. ENOUGH INSTABILITY MAY EXIST FOR A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS NEAR THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA CREST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INLAND INTO
CALIFORNIA THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY RESULTING IN A WARMING TREND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR IN THE MORNING WITH FEW HIGH CIRRUS
                    CLOUDS. FEW CUMULUS DEVELOPING AT AROUND
                    1300 PDT AT 10 PERCENT COVERAGE...BECOMING
                    MORE WIDESPREAD TO SCATTERED CUMULUS NEAR
                    1700 PDT WITH 40 PERCENT COVERAGE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 0700 PDT 42-44...MAX 74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 0700 PDT 72-75 PERCENT...MIN 27-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPING WINDS 1-3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT...
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH AFTER
                    1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 800 FEET AGL AT 0700 PDT...RISING TO
                    3000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING FEW CUMULUS UNTIL 2100 PDT. CLEAR SKIES
                    AFTERWARD.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH DURING THE EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING NORTHERLY AND DOWNSLOPING 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 600 FEET AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY AFTER 1100 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS DURING THE MORNING.
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...ANSLEY SINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130422.WAWON.02/HNX