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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1112 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2101 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED...AND IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...THEY
WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE CREST AND NOT AFFECT THE BURN AREA.
SOME INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY OCCUR MONDAY...AND
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL BE UP 5-8 PERCENT.


.TODAY (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48-53
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.


FORECASTER...BINGHAM
$$REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090724.LIONF.01/HNX