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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
817 PM PDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1916 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...ALLOWING FOR SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVER THE FIRE. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRIEFLY MOVE INTO
THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF THE FIRE. WINDS WILL REMAIN MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 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 8-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 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 8-16 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
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...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090831.LIONF.01/HNX