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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
905 PM PDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2021 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION
AND KEEP TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MIDWEEK.
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP
IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRAS WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE FIRE.

.TODAY (SUNDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    AFTER 1100 AM PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    AFTER 1100 AM PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090725.LIONF.01/HNX