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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1100 PM PDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2118 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL
MOVE INLAND TODAY AND BRING A LITTLE MORE COOLING TO THE FIRE AREA
ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN
THE BREEZY TO LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TODAY. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
BUILD INTO CALIFORNIA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK WITH LIGHTER
WINDS AND A WARMING TREND...WHILE HUMIDITIES REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE
PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.LIONF.02/HNX