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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
940 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2047 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL KEEP
A HOT AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE THROUGH SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN LOW WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. A SLIGHT COOLING TREND
ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS LOW PRESSURE PUSHES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
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...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 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 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090829.LIONF.01/HNX