FNUS76 KHNX 130543
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1043 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1931 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CALIFORNIA
COAST SUNDAY THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE BURN AREA MONDAY MORNING.
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA
LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS MONDAY. A
MUCH COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY MONDAY. DRY WEATHER
WITH A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12-22 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 3-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090912.LIONF.01/HNX