FNUS76 KHNX 140444
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
944 PM PDT WED JUL 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2036 PDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL
MAINTAIN A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN FRIDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS BY MONDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO EAST 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110713.LION_.01/HNX