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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1016 PM PDT MON JUL 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1932 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH TO THE NORTH WILL BRING A
DRY AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS TO THE FIRE AREA WITH LITTLE CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TRENDING WARMER LATER IN THE
WEEK WITH INCREASING MONSOON MOISTURE BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH EARLY INCREASING TO 5-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH EARLY BECOMING WEST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST TO
                    EAST 1-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH EARLY INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110725.LION_.02/HNX