FNUS76 KHNX 200210
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
710 PM PDT FRI AUG 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1832 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOLING TREND ALONG WITH DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A
WEAK UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH SETTLES SOUTHWARD ALONG THE COAST.
HUMIDITIES WILL TREND A LITTLE HIGHER IN MOST LOCALES EXCEPT FOR
GENERALLY LITTLE CHANGE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 3-8 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT
                    THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3-8 MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 7-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110819.LION_.01/HNX