FNUS76 KHNX 221643
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
943 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0824 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
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...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL AFFECT THE FIRE AREA. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH INLAND BRINGING A
DRIER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT MONDAY AND CONFINE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
SIERRA CREST AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE KERN COUNTY DESERT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 8-12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...LUIS OROZCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.LIONF.01/HNX