FNUS76 KHNX 270341
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
841 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1948 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....DISCUSSION...WARMER AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE
LOW ACROSS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 11-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200 PDT THEN SOUTH 3-5
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 13-17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1200 PDT THEN SOUTH 3-5
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090826.LIONF.01/HNX