FNUS76 KHNX 090526
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1026 PM PDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2024 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE FIRE
              THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF
              HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE.  A WARMING TREND
              WILL TAKE TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY
              MONDAY.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.


.3-5 DAY OUTLOOK...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURES AVERAGING 4-7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES OF 8-18 PERCENT.
EYE-LEVEL WINDS...UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH EACH AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE VARIABLE
                  LESS THAN 3 MPH.
RIDGE WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...SCOT STEINBRING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.LIONF.01/HNX