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NZUS99 KHNX 221800
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BACK COUNTRY FORECAST FOR THE NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1059 AM PDT MON AUG 22 2016
POINT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
ARE FOR TODAY...TONIGHT...AND TUESDAY.
THIS AN AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED PRODUCT THAT PROVIDES AVERAGE
VALUES FOR LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. FOR A MORE SITE-SPECIFIC
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ON THE RESULTING PAGE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY SITUATED OFF THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND INTO THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST BY TUESDAY. AN EASTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL
PULL ENOUGH MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOR A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN
ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
TEMEPRATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK THEN LOW TO
NEAR NORMAL NEXT WEEKEND AS A WEAK SYSTEM MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA
WEAKENS THE OFFSHORE HIGH.
CAZ096-222315-
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...YOSEMITE VALLEY /4000 FT/ AND THE HIGH COUNTRY /8500 FT/
1059 AM PDT MON AUG 22 2016
TODAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. HIGHS 61 TO 76 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND BETWEEN
7000 AND 10000 FEET...58 TO 71 ABOVE 10000 FEET.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. LOWS 43 TO 58.
TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS 62 TO 77 ABOVE 7000 FEET...63 TO
78 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...58 TO 73 ABOVE 10000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 38 TO 53 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND
ABOVE 10000 FEET...39 TO 54 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 63 TO 78 ABOVE 7000 FEET
64 TO
79 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...61 TO 74 ABOVE 10000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS 37 TO 52 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND
ABOVE 10000 FEET...38 TO 53 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET. HIGHS 63 TO
78 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...59 TO 74 ABOVE
10000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 37 TO 52 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND ABOVE 10000 FEET...
38 TO 53 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 61 TO 76 ABOVE
7000 FEET AND BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...58 TO 73 ABOVE
10000 FEET. LOWS 36 TO 51 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND ABOVE 10000 FEET...
37 TO 52 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
YOSEMITE VLY 91 59 92 / 60 40 20
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS 67 38 70 / 80 60 50 =
CAZ096-222315-
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...CEDAR GROVE /4500 FT/ AND GRANT GROVE /6500 FT/
1059 AM PDT MON AUG 22 2016
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. HIGHS 59 TO 74 ABOVE
7000 FEET...63 TO 78 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...58 TO 73 ABOVE
10000 FEET.
TONIGHT
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS 36 TO 51.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 61 TO 76 ABOVE 7000 FEET...
64 TO 79 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...59 TO 74 ABOVE 10000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS 38 TO 53.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 62 TO 77 ABOVE 7000 FEET
66 TO
81 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...60 TO 75 ABOVE 10000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS
37 TO 52.
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 61 TO 76 ABOVE
7000 FEET...63 TO 78 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...60 TO 75 ABOVE
10000 FEET. LOWS 34 TO 49 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND ABOVE 10000 FEET...
36 TO 51 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET.
=
CAZ097-222315-
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...FOOTHILLS /2500 FT/ GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE /6500 FT/
1059 AM PDT MON AUG 22 2016
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS 57 TO 72 ABOVE 7000 FEET...
60 TO 75 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...54 TO 69 ABOVE 10000 FEET.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF
SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. LOWS
36 TO 51 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND ABOVE 10000 FEET...35 TO 50 BETWEEN
7000 AND 10000 FEET.
TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF
SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS
58 TO 73 ABOVE 7000 FEET...61 TO 76 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...
55 TO 70 ABOVE 10000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOWS 41 TO 56.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. A
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS 60 TO 75 ABOVE 7000 FEET...64 TO 79 BETWEEN 7000 AND
10000 FEET...57 TO 72 ABOVE 10000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 36 TO 51 ABOVE
7000 FEET AND ABOVE 10000 FEET...35 TO 50 BETWEEN 7000 AND
10000 FEET.
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 58 TO 73 ABOVE
7000 FEET...61 TO 76 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET...56 TO 71 ABOVE
10000 FEET. LOWS 35 TO 50 ABOVE 7000 FEET AND ABOVE 10000 FEET...
33 TO 48 BETWEEN 7000 AND 10000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
ASH MTN ENTRY 96 64 97 / 30 20 20
LODGEPOLE 73 44 74 / 60 50 30 =
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