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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
945 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2100 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS WILL
BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASING HUMIDITIES...AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONALLY...LOCALLY
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
THIS EVENING. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL OCCUR THIS WEEKEND AS
THE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE STATE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS
                    MAY BECOME ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO WEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS DECREASING TO WEST
                    9 TO 15 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 1100 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 29-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........TEMPERATURES TRENDING UP 5-10 DEGREES SATURDAY
                    THEN 1-3 DEGREES SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
HUMIDITY............HUMIDITIES DOWN 10 PERCENT SATURDAY...THEN LITTLE
                    CHANGE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DIURNAL SLOPE AND VALLEY WINDS 3-6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...SCOT STEINBRING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090805.LIONF.01/HNX