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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
936 PM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1759 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LINGERING
MONSOON MOISTURE MAY PRODUCE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE
SIERRA CREST MAINLY NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN WARM AND 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 THE WEEK.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 2-4 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 62-67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 2-4 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...JAY ENNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.LION_.01/HNX