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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1005 PM PDT THU JUL 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1801 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL MOISTURE HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED NORTHWARD INTO
THE DISTRICT. THE MOISTURE WILL BE HIGH BASED AND WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING NEAR THE SIERRA CREST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A DEEPER INFLUX OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE
IS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
WETTING RAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND
UPWARD...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 38-42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...BARLOW
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110728.LION_.01/HNX