FNUS76 KHNX 250345
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
845 PM PDT MON AUG 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1941 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE DISTRICT WILL BRING A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH THE WEEK. STABLE CONDITIONS WILL
KEEP ANY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS FROM FORMING OVER THE BURN SITE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. WINDS WILL REMAIN MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN
THROUGH THE PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
                    1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING BELOW 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...CLEAR. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES
AND HUMIDITY. LOWS 42 TO 52. HIGHS 71 TO 81. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
18-28 PCT.

20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090824.LIONF.01/HNX