FNUS76 KHNX 100423
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
923 PM PDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2013 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE
              EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY
              AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
              THE STATE.  EXCEPT FOR AFTERNOON CUMULUS...SKIES WILL
              BE GENERALLY CLEAR THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE
              DIURNAL CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. (FEW CUMULUS AFTER 1400 PDT)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 10,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 9 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. (FEW CUMULUS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY
                    1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 11,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 9 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...SCOT STEINBRING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090809.LIONF.01/HNX