FNUS76 KHNX 200418
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
918 PM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1958 PDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW BUT
TREND SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TUESDAY WITH POOR RECOVERY EACH NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY
                    2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4-6 MPH
                    BY 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 MPH.


.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH UP 2-4 PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 6-14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH UP 2-4 PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 3-9 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH DOWN 3-5 PERCENT..
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 4-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH 5-13 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
$$
REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110719.LION_.02/HNX