Spot Forecast Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA
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Spot Forecast for Foresta Pile Burn...Yosemite NPS
National Weather Service Hanford CA
758 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on March 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will be near normal Wednesday, and then around
10 degrees cooler as a couple storms impact the site through
the week. Expect rain by Wednesday evening through Thursday
A second, stronger storm will bring more significant precipitation
Friday afternoon through Sunday.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny early then becoming mostly
cloudy during the afternoon. Chance of rain
in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....53-57.
Min humidity........34-38 percent.
Eye level winds.....Downslope 1-4 mph becoming upslope 4-8 mph
after 1100 PDT.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 8-16 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 9 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers likely in the evening
then rain overnight.
Min temperature.....34-38.
Max humidity........85-90 percent.
Eye level winds.....South 3-6 mph.
Surrounding ridge...South 11-12 mph.
Mixing height.......Lowering to around 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 6 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in
the morning, then slight chance of
rain showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....43-47.
Min humidity........75-79 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southwest 4-9 mph.
Surrounding ridge...Southwest 11-21 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 12 mph.
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Forecaster...BAGNALL
Requested by...John OCoy
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408469.0/HNX
.DELDT 03/27/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL John_OCoy@nps.gov