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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
842 PM PDT SAT AUG 6 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
835 PM PDT SAT AUG 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1722 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY WITH A PREVAILING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A COUPLE OF DEGREES EACH DAY WHILE HUMIDITIES
TREND SLIGHTLY LOWER THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NOTE: A STRENGTHENING INVERSION EACH NIGHT WILL TRAP SMOKE IN THE
RIVER VALLEY UNTIL THE LATE MORNING HOURS EACH DAY.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...79-82.          TOP...70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 0900 PDT BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WESTERLY 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 8500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WESTERLY 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. SMOKE SETTLING IN THE VALLEY BY 2200 PDT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE...46-49.          TOP...56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE...52-56 PERCENT.  TOP...36-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1930 PDT BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    1-3 MPH BY 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE LIFTING OUT OF THE VALLEY BY 1100
                    PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...81-84.          TOP...72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 0900 PDT BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WESTERLY 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 9000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WESTERLY 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...DURFEE

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REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE