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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
645 PM PDT FRI AUG 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1734 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
BURN SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH GENERALLY MARGINAL RECOVERY FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE LITTLE FROM DAY TO
DAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT...THEN
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2100 PDT...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000 PDT...THEN
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110805.LION_.02/HNX