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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1103 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2046 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BUILD
INLAND EARLY IN THE WEEK. THIS WILL BRING A WARMING TREND THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 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 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

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

.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES.
MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 8-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090815.LIONF.01/HNX