FNUS76 KHNX 150511
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...USFS-SOUTH OPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1011 PM PDT MON SEP 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1944 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
CALIFORNIA DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK AND BRING DRY WEATHER...
LOWER HUMIDITIES AND A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND TO THE BURN AREA.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST TO EAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EASTERLY 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    5-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 8 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...RON SALAZAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090914.LIONF.01/HNX