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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
948 PM PDT SAT AUG 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1922 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED
SUNDAY AND PERSIST OVER THE DISTRICT THROUGH MONDAY. SLIGHT COOLING
TREND AND DRIER HUMIDITIES CAN EXPECTED IN THE FIRE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY WITH THE PRESENCE OF A DRY ONSHORE FLOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...83.       TOP...76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 9-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE...42-44.          TOP...48-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE...45-50 PERCENT.  TOP...40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2000 PDT...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...81.       TOP...74.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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