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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
836 AM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0704 PDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH CONTINUES TO PERSIST ALONG THE WEST COAST. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL TODAY AND MONDAY. A SLIGHT WARMING TREND
IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK WITH TEMPS RECOVERING TO NEAR
SEASONABLE LEVELS TUESDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY LOWER
EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
WINDS INCREASING SLIGHTLY OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST STARTING
 MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
    AROUND 1100 3-7 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BRIEF
    HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX NEAR 70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY UNTIL 2000 2-6 MPH BECOMING
    DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH AFTER 2200.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX NEAR 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 24-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON BY 1100 3-7 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
    BRIEF HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED
.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 2-4 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH DOWN 2-4 PERCENT..
SLIGHTLY STRONGER RIDGE WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES UP 1-3. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE..

.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH UP 2-4 PERCENT..


FORECASTER...GREISS
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110717.LION_.01/HNX