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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1118 PM PDT MON JUL 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2241 PDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE PLAINS STATES WILL BUILD INTO CALIFORNIA
LATER THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BRING A WARMING TREND.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH AFTER
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 12-22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 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...
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...CLEAR. TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW
DEGREES EACH DAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES.

EYE-LEVEL WINDS...UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS FOLLOWED
                  BY DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 1-3 MPH EACH NIGHT.
RIDGE WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090706.LIONF.01/HNX