FNUS76 KHNX 300448
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
948 PM PDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1759 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEGUN TO FLATTEN TODAY AS A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A DRY ONSHORE FLOW
WILL ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT COOLING TREND WITH VERY LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES
AND POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WEST
COAST ON WEDNESDAY CONTINUING THE COOLING TREND AND INCREASE THE WINDS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 10-13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 33-38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 8-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.


FORECASTER...HARTY
$$REQUESTED BY...JOSH PIEROTTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.LION_.01/HNX