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SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
811 PM PDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1825 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL ON
MONDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES BUT DRIER AIR WILL RESULT
IN LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. THE HIGH
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TUESDAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO
THE REGION BRINGING A LITTLE COOLER CONDITIONS MIDWEEK WHILE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES REMAIN LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 7000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 28-33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...JOSH PIEROTTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.LION_.01/HNX