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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
931 PM PDT SUN JUL 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1714 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD TOWARD THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND COULD RESULT IN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN
THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...A
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PASS TO THE NORTH THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A LITTLE INCREASE IN WINDS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CUMULUS BUILDUPS POSSIBLE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT (10%) CHANCE OF
                    AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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