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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1002 PM PDT THU JUL 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2121 PDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO BATTLE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL KEEP A DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY. THEN MID AND HIGH
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE A BIT SATURDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT
THREAT OF THUNDER. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH
                    BY 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-6 EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPING WINDS 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE CREST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT MORNING WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-9 MPH
                    BY 900 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURES WARMING 2-4 DEGREES SUNDAY...
                    THEN 1-2 DEGREES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY....LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY WITH A
                    SLIGHT DROP IN HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON MONDAY
                    AND TUESDAY.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORMAL SLOPE AND VALLEY 3-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090709.LIONF.01/HNX