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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1136 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2242 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. A NORTHERLY INFLUX OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE A DRY SOUTHWEST UPPER FLOW
PUSHES THE MOISTURE EAST OF THE DISTRICT SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NOTE...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN WEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER 0300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH,

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AFTER 0900 PDT...
                    THEN WEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10000 FEET AGL..
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 19 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES
AND HUMIDITIES.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOONS FOLLOWED
            BY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH EACH NIGHT.
   RIDGES...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH SATURDAY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
            TO WEST 10-15 MPH SUNDAY..DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH MONDAY.



FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...CARL SARUBBI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090716.LIONF.01/HNX