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Slope fire: (37 54.572 x 119 40.924; 6900’ el., Tuolumne Co). This fire is now at approximately 360 acres. It remains a ground fire with a moderate rate of spread and isolated spotting. The most active part of the fire is to the east, and southeast. A backline burning operation was conducted on the west side of the fire. This is done to reduce heat on crews holding the perimeter line and lessen chances for the fire spotting across control lines. It eliminates fuel between the line and the active fire. The park helicopter will be conducting water drops on the parts of the fire line inaccessible to firefighters on the ground. Combined with sparse vegetation on steep slopes and coinciding with favorable smoke dispersion and air quality the “firing” operation is all the more successful in transporting the smoke out of the area. The success of this operation is dependent on the fire spread, behavior and current activity.

Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Friday, August 6, 2010

Weather

Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light wind becoming south southwest
between 10 and 13 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph
becoming north northwest.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south southwest
between 8 and 11 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind between
5 and 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West southwest wind between 6
and 9 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

El Portal
Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west southwest
between 8 and 11 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming
northeast.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. East wind at 10 mph becoming west
southwest.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 9 mph
becoming east.

Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Weather

Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind between 9 and 11 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind between 7 and 10 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west southwest.

El Portal
Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

Just as it was a big year for waterfalls and wildflowers down in Yosemite Valley from the big snow year, this is a banner year for flowers in the high country.

The flowers are out in the Tuolumne Meadows area and they are well worth checking out.

Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Weather

Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind at 10 mph becoming west
southwest.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 7 to 11
mph becoming east.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind at 11 mph becoming
southwest.

El Portal
Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. East wind at 9 mph becoming west
southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east
northeast.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 95. East northeast wind 5 to 13 mph
becoming west southwest.

Wawona
Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. East wind at 9 mph becoming west
southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east
northeast.

A guitar player enjoying the smokey sunset at Tuolumne Meadows Tuesday evening.

The Slope Fire, a lightning caused fire,  is on the south side of Hetch Hetchy at the east end of the reservoir. It is really not that far from White Wolf. The fire is pumping out some good smoke today which then flows up the Tuolumne river drainage into Tuolumne Meadows in the afternoon.

This photo is looking north east towards Glen Aulin from high on a dome in Tuolumne Meadows. Mt Conness is on the far right.

Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Weather

Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph
becoming west.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind between 10 and 13 mph
becoming light.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph
becoming west southwest.

El Portal
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. East southeast wind around 10
mph becoming west.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. East wind around 10 mph
becoming southwest.

Wawona
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. East wind 8 to 10 mph becoming
west.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph
becoming east.

Tuolumne River Plan Public Meetings in Tuolumne Meadows.