FNUS76 KHNX 080548 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1048 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2234 PDT ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL KEEP A SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE FIRE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS. THEN A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78. MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44. MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH. .OUTLOOK FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... WINDS ALOFT WILL SLOWLY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS IN FROM THE EAST. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES...AND AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AS WELL. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RISE BY 10-15 PERCENT...POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS FRIDAY. EYE LEVEL WINDS NORMAL DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY WITH RIDGE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5-10 MPH. FORECASTER...DS $$REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20090707.LIONF.01/HNX