FNUS76 KHNX 150700
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1200 AM PDT WED JUL 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2147 PDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE STATE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND BRING
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS TO THE FIRE SITE.
HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER POORLY EACH NIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR. HUMIDITIES INCREASING
SLIGHTLY FRIDAY...CHANGING LITTLE SATURDAY...THEN LOWERING 5-10 PERCENT
SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS FOLLOWED
            BY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH EACH NIGHT.
   RIDGES...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-10 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY BECOMING
            SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH SUNDAY.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...CARL SARUBBI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090714.LIONF.01/HNX