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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
706 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1838 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIMITED MOISTURE MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING
ONLY HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT TO THE BURN SITE. A
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVENT ANY ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM
ENTERING THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WILL EXPECT
LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LITTLE CHANGE IN
HUMIDITY IS ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. (A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...82-85.          TOP...71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH
                    BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE...44-46.          TOP...49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE...64-68 PERCENT.  TOP...55-57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR 600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...81-83.       TOP...70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH
                    BY NOON PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO ABOUT 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.


FORECASTER...MOLINA

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REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110812.LION_.01/HNX