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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1104 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2147 PDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN
SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY MONDAY AS THE RIDGE IS
SUPPRESSED SOUTHWARD BY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE
OVER THE BURN AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 11,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE
                    DURING THE EVENING.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...CLEAR. TEMPERATURES COOLING A FEW
DEGREES TUESDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY WARMER
THURSDAY.  HUMIDITIES SLIGHTLY LOWER TUESDAY WITH LITTLE
CHANGE THEREAFTER.

EYE LEVEL WINDS...UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH EACH AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY
DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH EACH NIGHT.
RIDGE WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090704.LIONF.01/HNX