FNUS76 KHNX 150417
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
917 PM PDT SUN AUG 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1822 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH TUESDAY. RIDGE WINDS COULD BECOME GUSTY AT
TIMES DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WINDS
SHIFTING SOUTH TOWARDS SEQUOIA. NEAR PERSISTENT TEMPERATURES WITH
SOME DECREASES IN HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE PRESENCE OF A
DRY ONSHORE FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL START A WARMING TREND
WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...81. TOP...75.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                   UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH BY 1000.
                   GUSTS 12-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 15 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE...44.  TOP...51.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE...50 PERCENT. TOP...40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH GUST TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2000
                    PDT...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTERWARD.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 900 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...83. TOP...77.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BY 1000.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110814.LION_.01/HNX