FNUS76 KHNX 090501
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1001 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2115 PDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY REBUILD OVER
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND. THE UPPER FLOW WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVER THE FIRE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH
                    BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES WARMING 1-2 DEGREES EACH DAY WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES. EYE LEVEL WINDS NORMAL DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY.
RIDGE WINDS SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090708.LIONF.01/HNX