FNUS76 KHNX 180651
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1151 PM PDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2155 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE DISTRICT
THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS
SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.
LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES. A
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING MONSOONAL MOISTURE INTO THE DISTRICT
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND BRING A THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-4 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.....SOUTH 7 MPH.


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 6-10 MPH BY 1500 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY...

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

.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
20-FOOT WINDS...SLOPES...SOUTH 3-7 MPH. RIDGES...SOUTH 8-12 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 18 PCT.

.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
20-FOOT WINDS...SLOPES...SOUTH 3-7 MPH. RIDGES...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 PCT.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...JIM YEARWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090817.LIONF.01/HNX