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FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
912 PM PDT SUN AUG 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1959 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS ALLOWING FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
OVER THE FIRE. WINDS WILL REMAIN MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 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 7-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 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 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 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 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090830.LIONF.01/HNX