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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1010 PM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2021 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT
BASIN WILL BRING DRY WEATHER OVER THE BURN AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE OFF THE PACIFIC COAST WILL MOVE ON SHORE BY MIDWEEK
AND BRING DOWN TEMPERATURES BY LATE NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64-69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-5 MPH..
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6100 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVE VARON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090801.LIONF.01/HNX