FNUS76 KHNX 290432
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
932 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1916 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
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 EASTERN PACIFIC AND MOVES INLAND LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7-14 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 8-16 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090828.LIONF.01/HNX