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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1102 PM PDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2129 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
CALIFORNIA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
TO ABOVE NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL TREND LIGHTER AND BECOME
MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WHILE HUMIDITIES REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 9 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 47-53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    1-3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST
                    2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    2-5 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    4-8 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.LIONF.01/HNX