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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
217 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1111 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE CHANNELED INTO THE DISTRICT
BETWEEN AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE FIRE AREA INTO SUNDAY. A DRIER SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND CONFINE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
SIERRA CREST AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE KERN COUNTY DESERT.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 5- 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    WEST 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...LUIS OROZCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090821.LIONF.01/HNX