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RECREATION FORECAST FOR THE NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
241 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

POINT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
ARE FOR TODAY...TONIGHT...AND TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURE RANGES ARE AVERAGES OVER THE PARK AREAS AND MAY NOT
REFLECT POINT FORECAST VALUES.

CAZ096-170015-
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...YOSEMITE VALLEY /4000 FT/ AND THE HIGH COUNTRY /8500 FT/
241 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDY. UP TO 16 INCHES. HIGHS 39 TO 45 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...21 TO
31 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.TONIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. BREEZY...COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO
10 INCHES. LOWS 22 TO 28 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...4 TO 14 IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY.
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.
HIGHS 37 TO 42 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...19 TO 29 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 5 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO
36 INCHES. LOWS 23 TO 31 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...7 TO 17 IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS 42 TO 47 IN YOSEMITE
VALLEY...27 TO 37 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO 34 IN
YOSEMITE VALLEY...12 TO 22 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. HIGHS 44 TO 54 IN
YOSEMITE VALLEY...36 TO 46 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 25 TO 35 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...12 TO 22 IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY. HIGHS 46 TO 51 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...34 TO 44 IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. VERY WINDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 45 TO 50 IN
YOSEMITE VALLEY...33 TO 42 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE   /   PRECIPITATION
YOSEMITE VLY             42  22  39   /   100 100 100
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS         27   7  25   /   100 100  90
=

$$

CAZ096-170015-
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...CEDAR GROVE /4500 FT/ AND GRANT GROVE /6500 FT/
241 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
BREEZY. SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 28 INCHES. HIGHS 42 TO 47 AT CEDAR
GROVE...28 TO 36 AT GRANT GROVE.
.TONIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. BREEZY...COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO
14 INCHES. LOWS 20 TO 25 AT CEDAR GROVE...8 TO 16 AT GRANT GROVE.
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 10 TO 49 INCHES. HIGHS 42 TO 47 AT CEDAR
GROVE...26 TO 34 AT GRANT GROVE.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 23 TO 28 AT CEDAR GROVE...11 TO 19 AT GRANT GROVE.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS 45 TO 50 AT CEDAR
GROVE...34 TO 39 AT GRANT GROVE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO 29 AT
CEDAR GROVE...14 TO 20 AT GRANT GROVE. HIGHS 46 TO 53 AT CEDAR
GROVE...36 TO 45 AT GRANT GROVE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 26 TO 31 AT CEDAR GROVE...15 TO 23 AT
GRANT GROVE. HIGHS 48 TO 53 AT CEDAR GROVE...39 TO 44 AT GRANT
GROVE.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 46 TO 51 AT
CEDAR GROVE...38 TO 43 AT GRANT GROVE.

=

$$

CAZ097-170015-
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...FOOTHILLS /2500 FT/ GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE /6500 FT/
241 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 22 INCHES. HIGHS 45 TO 53 IN THE
FOOTHILLS...28 TO 38 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.TONIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY...COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO
11 INCHES. LOWS 30 TO 35 IN THE FOOTHILLS...12 TO 22 IN THE GIANT
FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 38 INCHES. HIGHS 42 TO 48 IN THE
FOOTHILLS...25 TO 33 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 32 TO 37 IN THE FOOTHILLS...13 TO 23 IN THE GIANT
FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS 47 TO 54 IN THE
FOOTHILLS...32 TO 39 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 41 IN
THE FOOTHILLS...20 TO 30 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
HIGHS 53 TO 63 IN THE FOOTHILLS...39 TO 49 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND
LODGEPOLE AREA.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 34 TO 41 IN THE FOOTHILLS...
18 TO 28 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA. HIGHS 51 TO 59 IN
THE FOOTHILLS...38 TO 47 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE   /   PRECIPITATION
ASH MTN ENTRY            55  37  51   /    90 100  90
LODGEPOLE                32  12  28   /   100 100 100
=

$$


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