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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1134 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1956 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR SOME
CUMULUS BUILD UP DURING THE AFTERNOONS. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PROVIDE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN MAINLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 49-54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..... NORTH 2 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 17-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090901.LIONF.01/HNX