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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION FIRE COMPLEX...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
832 PM PDT TUE SEP 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1930 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER CALIFORNIA AND REMAIN IN
CONTROL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN WARMER
AND DRYER CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    2-4 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-6 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    2-4 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090915.LIONF.01/HNX