FNUS76 KHNX 130637
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1137 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2116 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
THURSDAY. A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BURN AREA.
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
ON THURSDAY EVENING AND BRING INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW AND A
COOLING TREND ON FRIDAY...WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES.
THIS SYSTEM ALSO WILL BRING BREEZY TO LOCALLY GUSTY CONDITIONS
TO THE DISTRICT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 58-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....MAINLY EAST 3-5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 17-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 1000 PDT
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7200 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 MPH.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A FEW DEGREES
COOLING SATURDAY THEN GRADUAL WARMING THROUGH MONDAY. HUMIDITIES
STEADY ON SATURDAY THEN DECREASING THROUGH MONDAY.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                      TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE WINDS...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.LIONF.01/HNX