FNUS76 KHNX 150711
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1207 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2211 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE STATE WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST
THROUGH SATURDAY. FLOW ALOFT WILL BE PREDOMINATELY NORTHWEST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE. WARMING
TREND THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WEST COAST
DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 3-5 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 3-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...BAGNALL
$$REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090814.LIONF.01/HNX