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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
931 PM PDT WED JUL 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1846 PDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY WITH CLEAR SKIES...LOW HUMIDITIES AND
LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES.

.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 AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-12 MPH AFTER
                    1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4-6 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                    3-5 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH UP 2-4 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 3-5 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES LITTLE CHANGE. MINIMUM RH LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURES DOWN 1-3 DEGREES. MINIMUM RH
LITTLE CHANGE.
20-FOOT WINDS...
   SLOPES...........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
   RIDGES...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE
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REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110720.LION_.01/HNX