FNUS76 KHNX 160611
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1111 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2215 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...KEEPING
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT ALONG
WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY EACH NIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 MPH
                    AFTER 1100 PDT.


.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ON SATURDAY. OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR. LITTLE CHANGE IN
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS FOLLOWED
            BY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH EACH NIGHT.
   RIDGES...VARIABLE 4-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...CARL SARUBBI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090715.LIONF.01/HNX