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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
728 PM PDT TUE JUL 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1712 PDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP A STABLE AIRMASS
OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. WHILE TEMPERATURES
HAVE COOLED...THEY WILL INCREASE TOWARD THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. AT WHICH
TIME...SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE MAY BEGIN STREAMING TOWARD THE BURN AREA
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE AS THE UPPER FLOW TURNS TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST.
THIS WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS BY SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82-84 AT BOTTOM OF FIRE. 70-75 AT TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SLIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH THROUGH 0900 THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......GREATER THAN 10000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 16-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SLIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1-2 MPH THROUGH 0900 THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO GREATER THAN 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.


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