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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1000 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2024 PDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE BURN SITE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. A CONTINUED INFLUX OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL KEEP A THREAT OF A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY LIGHTNING OVER THE BURN SITE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A DRIER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE
DISTRICT BEGINNING TUESDAY...AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD BE
MAINLY EAST OF THE SIERRA CREST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE.TEMPERATURES COOLING A FEW DEGREES WEDNESDAY...
                    THEN WARMING A DEGREE OR TWO EACH DAY THURSDAY
                    AND FRIDAY.
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY....LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH EACH AFTERNOON FOLLOWED
                    BY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH EACH NIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...CARL SARUBBI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090719.LIONF.01/HNX