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Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Friday, September 3, 2010
Reminder: There will be no Daily Report on Labor Day Holiday - Monday,
September 6, 2010.
Weather
Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph
becoming southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind between 6 and 9 mph
becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. North wind 6 to 15 mph becoming
southwest. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind between 7
and 13 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming
south southwest. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
El Portal
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Weather
Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. East wind 7 to 11 mph becoming
southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind between 7 and 10
mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. East wind 7 to 11 mph becoming
west southwest.
El Portal
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph
becoming southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming east northeast
between 7 and 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. East northeast wind 7 to 13
mph becoming west.
Wawona
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph
becoming southwest.
Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Weather
Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west
southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming east between 7 and
10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. East wind 6 to 11 mph
becoming west southwest.
El Portal
Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming
west southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming east northeast
between 10 and 13 mph.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. East northeast wind 7 to 11
mph becoming southwest.
Wawona
Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming
west southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming east northeast
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Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Monday, August 30, 2010
Weather
Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west southwest
between 12 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42. West wind between 8 and 11 mph
becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind at 10 mph becoming
west.
El Portal
Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind at 11 mph becoming west
southwest.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind at 9 mph
becoming east northeast.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph
becoming west.
Wawona
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west southwest
between 10 and 13 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42. North northwest wind at 10 mph
becoming east northeast.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind at 9 mph becoming
west.
Tuolumne Area
Yosemite, CA-- Two lightning caused fires in the northern portion of Yosemite National Park have caused some trail closures in the area.
The fires continue to burn in the areas of Lake Vernon and Harden Lake. The fire in the Lake Vernon area, known as the Vernon Fire is now at 230 acres. The fire in the Harden Lake area, known as the Slope Fire, continues to progress slowly and current acreage is at 688 acres.
Moderate smoke from both fires is visible in the Hetch Hetchy area, as well as along the Tioga Road near the White Wolf area. All trails to Pate Valley from White Wolf have been closed due to fire activity related to the Slope Fire. Additionally, the trail from Tiltill Valley Trail Junction to Lake Vernon remains closed due to the fire activity of the Vernon Fire. Both trails will remain closed until further notice. The Tiltill Valley trail to Tiltill Mountain remains open.
Yosemite National Park: Marijuana farm raided, thousands of plants seized Yosemite National Park marijuana farm
For most of us, remote areas of Yosemite National Park are places to escape and unwind. But those same places can provide the perfect cover for illegal pot farms. Park rangers and other law enforcement officials raided an illegal marijuana farm (in photo above) inside the California park and nearby forest land Tuesday and seized thousands of plants and processed marijuana valued at $14.6 million, park officials said Thursday. 
Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Friday, August 27, 2010
Weather
Yosemite Valley
Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming
southwest between 14 and 17 mph. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming
southeast. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 9 to 18 mph
becoming southwest. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind
between 6 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind between 5 and 11
mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly
cloudy, with a low around 42.
El Portal
Yosemite Foresta Big Meadow Fire, 1 year anniversary , Cost over $18 million, Acres Burned: 7,425 acres (11.6 square miles) was started today 1 year ago. I am trying to reconstruct the blog I kept during the fire, parts can be found at tab on top of page. More will be added over the days.
"Foresta Big Meadow Prescribed Fire August 26, 2009 Yosemite Fire Mangers are planning the Big Meadow prescribed (Rx) fire in the community of Foresta. The project will consist of burning a total of 91 acres. If weather conditions and air quality allow, the burn will be begin in the morning of August 26. It is expected this project will take one day to complete and another few days to fully mop up hot spots to insure the fire does not escape the defined fire perimeter. The objectives of the Rx project include community fire protection, meadow and forest restoration, and protection of cultural and natural resources. The burning will begin on a designated burn day to provide optimum smoke dispersal. Smoke impacts will be monitored in and around the community of Foresta. Adequate resources will be allocated to this prescribed fire: fire engines, water tenders, and hand crews. The Big Meadow Rx project is the first re-entry fire in the meadow since the A-Rock wildfire of 1990. Prior to European settlement, lightning and Native Americans provided ignition sources on a regular basis resulting in a short interval fire regime of low to moderate intensity fires. More frequent fires maintains surface fuels to low levels and reduces small trees and other vegetation in the understory of larger trees that could form fuel ladders to the crowns of larger trees. It is believed that under these conditions, ecosystems were better able to withstand high intensity, forest stand replacement fires, as the A-Rock wildfire. In addition to reducing the risk of catastrophic fire, frequent low intensity prescribed burning improves wildlife habitat by promoting the sprouting of forage vegetation. For additional Information: Fire Information and Education: (209) 372-0480, Prescribed Fire Office: (209) 375-9576, Yosemite Website: www.nps.gov/yose/fire (G. Wuchner - 8/25/09)"
Operation Coordinated with Mariposa County
This week National Park Service Rangers and Mariposa County Sheriff’s
Office Deputies began a joint operation to raid a large marijuana
cultivation site in the El Portal area. These sites contribute to the
introduction of insecticides, herbicides, and unwanted fertilizers into the
natural ecosystem and impact both NPS and USFS lands. The purpose of the
operation is to remove the illegal cultivation site; document the
environmental damage; take into custody any individuals found in the site;
and improve public safety.
This is the second cultivation site found on National Park Service property
so far this season, and approximately the eighth site found in the Highway
140 corridor this year. We are requesting the help of all Yosemite area
residents as we have reason to believe that individuals associated with the
cultivation site may flee the area.