FNUS76 KHNX 270103
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
603 PM PDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1717 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS BEING DRAWN NORTHWARD AROUND THE HIGH...
BRINGING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NEAR THE SIERRA
CREST. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN MONDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION BRINGING COOLER AND DRY WEATHER
FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4-9 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH AFTER 0200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 4-9 MPH AFTER 0900
                    PDT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER 1300 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 7-15 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH.


FORECASTER...SANGER

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REQUESTED BY...JOSH PIEROTTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.LION_.01/HNX