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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1151 PM PDT TUE SEP 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2114 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WITH A MINOR DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH POOR RECOVERY EACH NIGHT. A WEAK OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING
SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY. COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER HUMIDITIES SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 37-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090908.LIONF.01/HNX