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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
938 PM PDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2105 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND A NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR
AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON HOWEVER NO THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO THE
BURN AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
INHIBIT CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA AND NO THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 0900 PDT THEN CUMULUS FORMING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY A FEW CUMULUS AFTER 1300 PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...SCOT STEINBRING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.LIONF.01/HNX