FNUS76 KHNX 010339
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
839 PM PDT SUN JUL 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2002 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER THE FIRE MONDAY AS THE FLOW
ALOFT TURNS TO THE SOUTHWEST. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL PERSIST
OVER THE FIRE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE DRIER AIR INFILTRATES
THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT. A DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW PATTERN WILL
SET UP ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH
DRY WEATHER RESULTING.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT
                    EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT (MONDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT EXCEPT GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110731.LION_.01/HNX