Daily Report - Yosemite National Park Monday, November 22, 2010
Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Monday, November 22, 2010
Weather
Yosemite Valley
Today: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near
32. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total
daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
South southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tuesday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow. High near 30. Breezy, with a south
southwest wind between 16 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm.
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 15.
West southwest wind between 6 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New
snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 27. East northeast wind at 6 mph
becoming northwest.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 16.
Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 33.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
El Portal
Today: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
East southeast wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Tuesday: Rain before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. High near
42. South wind between 14 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Snow
level 3000 feet. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with
a low around 21. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast. Chance of
precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. East northeast wind at 9 mph
becoming southwest.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 19.
Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Wawona
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Today: A chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 4300 feet. Mostly
cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. West southwest wind
around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow
accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4200 feet. Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 25. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of
precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday: Rain and snow, mainly before 4pm. High near 39. South wind between
13 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is
90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly before 10pm.
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 14.
South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest. Chance of
precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch
possible.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming
calm.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 14.
Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 44.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Acting Designations
Bret Meldrum (379-1216) will be Acting Chief of Resources Management and
Science November 22-23.(N.S.Nicholas-11/22/10)
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Dale St. Vincent will be Acting Chief of Administration this weekx this
week. He can be reached at (209) 379-1106. (P. Lendvay Humphrey 11/22)
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Greg Torres will be Acting Trails Supervisor from Nov. 19 - Dec. 3. Greg's
cell phone number is 742-8811.(S.Baudoux-11/19/10)
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Madelyn Ruffner will be Acting Branch Chief for Environmental Planning &
Compliance from November 22 to November 26. Madelyn can be reached at
379-1226. You can also contact Jessica Zeek, Administrative Support for
EP&C, at 379-1002. (J.Zeek- 11/19/10)
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Mark FIncher will be Acting Branch Chief for Wilderness from 11/17-11/29
while Mark Marschall is out of the park. Mark Fincher can be phoned at
372-0219.
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Mary Kline will be the Acting Chief of Interpretation & Education Nov. 15 -
Dec. 6. Mary can be reached at 372-0645.(T.Medema-11/15/10
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Tom Tobin will be the Acting Branch Chief for Contracting from Nov 19-26.
Tom can be reached via email at 379-1040. (L. Schafer - 11/08/10)
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Brenna Lissoway (379-1283) will be the Acting Park Archivist while Paul
Rogers is on a detail as the Acting Regional Archivist (PWR). If you have
need to access the Archives, or have archive related questions, you can
call 379-1282 or 379-1104. (J. Bayless - 06/03/10)
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Ed Dunlavey will be the Acting Operations Branch Chief and Deputy Chief
Ranger until further notice. (C. Cuvelier - 09/07/10)
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Ken Stowell will be in charge of PCO until Monday, November 22. Ken's
number is 372-0533,
or you may leave a message with Tammy Lawhon at 379-1271.
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Ansley Rothell or Heather Cave should be contacted from Nov 19-Dec 6 for
any Emergency Communications Center needs. (N.Bissmeyer-11/18/10)
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Sonny Montague is Acting Branch Chief for Anthropology from November 22
through 26. (L.Kirn-11/18/10)
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Deron Mills will be the Acting Chief of Fire and Aviation Management from
11/19 - 12/06. Contact him at 379-1902.(K.Martin-11/19/10)
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Mike Pieper will be the Acting Construction Branch Chief from November
22-26. Pieper can be reached at 379-1263[office] or 209-742-8593[cell]
(M.Wichmann-11/19/2010)
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Kristina Rylands will be the Acting Division Chief for the Planning
Division November 22- 24. Kristina may be reached by phone at 379-1175.
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Mike Yochim will be the Acting Division Chief for the Planning Division
November 29-30. Mike may be reached by phone at 379-1441. If unavailable,
you may leave a message with Doyle Harrison at 379-1110. (D.Harrison 11/18)
Employee News
Silent Auction fundraiser for CFC- All items currently donated are located
outside the mailroom in the El Portal Maintenance Complex. More items are
coming. Bidding will continue from through 12/15. Winning bids will be
announced at the Chili CookOff on 12/15. CFC appreciates all donations to
the silent auction. We hope to post pictures of the items on our CFC link
on the home page of SharePoint. This would be a great opportunity for
someone who wants to test their training on Infopath to create an online
bidding form for us! Until then, drop by and use the old paper copies to
bid. http://sharepoint.yose.nps.gov/cfc/default.aspx (J.Harrison-11/19/10)
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Reminders if you burn firewood to help stay warm:
• Use only dry and seasoned wood in your stove or fireplace
• Stacking firewood away from your house or other structures will lessen
fire danger, protect the housing unit from damage, and will help prevent an
invasion of rodents and other pest.
• Cover wood with dark or clear tarps. Blue tarps are not permitted, per
the Yosemite Residential Yard Care Policy The Yosemite Residential Yard
Care Policy is posted on the NPS SharePoint Site:
Administration/Housing/Policies and Procedures(C.Baker-11/19/10)
Construction Update
Wawona Road Rehabilitation (May 3 through November 2010):
NOTE: There will be no traffic delays in effect this week (November 22 -28)
. If possible, work related to sign placement will be underway to drive
carefully. Work will resume next week, weather permitting.
-For all Yosemite road construction information and updates, visit the
park's website: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/roadwork.htm
-For daily traffic control updates, call the park information line at (209)
372-0200 (then press 1, and 1 again). (M.Ortiz - 11/22/10)
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Update - El Portal Complex Photovoltaic (PV) System (July 22, 2010 -
January 2011)
Paragon Industrial Applications (PIA) [contractor] began work at the El
Portal Complex area on July 22, 2010. To minimize potential traffic and
parking problems, PIA is still working Thursday - Sunday.
Last Week's Progress:
The contractor PIA/Suntrek successfully completed the
installation of the inverter on Roof 1 (inside the covered
storage building).
Over 500 additional panels arrived, with the last 30 panels of
the project expected to be delivered next week. These final
panels will cover the upper parking deck steel structure
(carports 6 and 7).
The last delivery of structural steel for this project is also
expected next week.
With the panels in and the last of the steel coming in next
week the upper parking deck should be finished in short order.
With recent rain and snow today the painters were off part of
the weekend.
The lighting crew is almost finished with installing light
fixtures under carports 1 , 9, 10 and 11.
Schedule Change:
The contractor has requested to work Monday through Thursday
beginning December 6. At that time, most of the remaining work
will have much less impact on traffic and parking then previous
work.
Parking:
There should be many more places to park now, as the vast
majority of the heavy construction has been completed. Parking
will still be restricted to "No Parking - Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday" in specifically signed areas. (M. Ortiz -
11/22/10)
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Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station Improvements (August 16 - November 2010)
Abide International (contractor) began work Monday, August 16 to upgrade
the Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station. During the past week, crews installed
insulation, the vapor barrier, and the dry wall in the kiosk. They also
installed new exterior lights and drains for the new HVAC unit. In
addition, crews poured the new concrete for the walkway and walk-up window.
(M. Ortiz - 11/16/10)
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Integrated Utility Master Plan [IUMP] (2010 - 2011)
Removal of Old, Abandoned Utilities Embedded in the River, within Meadows,
and within Campgrounds
Phase 3B - Mozingo Construction (contractor) is finishing up with the
river-crossing related portions of the project. The removal of the lift
station near Lower River has also been completed. You will notice work
being done primarily around The Ahwahnee. (Phase 3B to be completed by the
end of 2010)
Update - Phase 2B - Allison Sierra (contractor) began work in the North
Pines Campground area on November 1. This is continuing work to replacing
old and outdated utilities and removing abandoned utilities from
environmentally sensitive areas.This phase includes work within the
following areas, and highlights include:
North Pines Campground
- New lift station and related accessories to be located
near Campground Entrance Kiosk.
- Removal and replacement of existing sanitary sewer
system.
Southside Drive and Upper Pines Corridor (including Clark
Bridge)
- Installation of water, sewer, communication, and
electrical utilities through and across Clark Bridge (between North
and Upper Pines Campgrounds)
Backpacker’s Camp Utilities
- Installation of new vault toilets (removal of current
flush toilets). Because the gravity sewer line serving the
Backpacker's Camp bathroom crosses Tenaya Creek and is impacting the
creek flowage, this sewer line will be removed from the creek
bed. This will require that existing bathroom with flush toilets to
be removed and replaced with vault toilets. (M. Ortiz -
11/9/10)
Community News
Soon-to-be Yosemite archaeologist (stable female adult) and one small,
well-behaved dog looking for a one/two bedroom house with a kitchen and a
yard, preferably fenced, for rent starting first of January in El
Portal/MidPines/Mariposa area. Contact barbbane@yahoo.com and /or
928-607-6316.
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For Rent: Adjoining duplex to main house. One bedroom/one bathroom;
shared laundry room. 1100 square feet; very clean. $650 month. Bootjack
area. Call Chet at 742-5933 or email:
chet@sti.net.yvonne_radanovich@nps.gov.(Y.Radanovich-11/22/10)
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