FNUS76 KHNX 280633
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1133 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1945 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL KEEP A HOT AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE
BURN AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. A SLIGHT COOLING TREND ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEVELOPS
OVER THE EPAC AND MOVES INLAND LATE IN THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 11-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 13-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090827.LIONF.01/HNX