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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1015 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2101 PDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
THE GREAT BASIN WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE
BURN THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.  THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL
MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FIRE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    BY 1500 PDT.  (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 MPH BY 1500 PDT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM UNTIL 2000
                    PDT. OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT. (WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE
                    VICINITY OF EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS)
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH BECOMING EAST 4 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF AN
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 MPH BY 1500 PDT.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090721.LIONF.01/HNX