FNUS76 KHNX 051300
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
600 AM PDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0519 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST
WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE INLAND THIS WEEKEND AND BRING A SIGNIFICANTLY
COOLER AIRMASS INTO THE DISTRICT.  LOWER HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN INCREASE IN ONSHORE
FLOW WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND THROUGH
AND BELOW THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAIN PASSES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42 AT REQUEST...MAX 67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 18-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.LIONF.01/HNX