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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1020 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2122 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL EXPERIENCE
POOR RECOVERY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS...TEMPERATURES WILL
BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN RECENT DAYS. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN
THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE PLAINS STATES BUILDS INTO CALIFORNIA.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 12-22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CLEAR. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW DEGREES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 7-14 PERCENT THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH POOR
RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT.

EYE LEVEL WINDS...UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH EACH AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY
DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH EACH NIGHT.
RIDGE WINDS...SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090705.LIONF.01/HNX