FNUS76 KHNX 170530
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1030 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2041 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 10 MPH BY 1500 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES.
MINIMUM RH UP 3-5 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHEAST 8-12 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090816.LIONF.01/HNX