FNUS76 KHNX 040138
FWSHNX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...SEQUOIA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
638 PM PDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1617 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH LABOR DAY. BY LABOR
DAY...THERE MAY BE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO TRIGGER ISOLATED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER FIRE. A SLIGHTLY DRIER AND MORE
STABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE BY TUESDAY AS WINDS ALOFT
BECOME MORE WESTERLY.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 10000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2200 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1100 PDT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 11000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...DS
$$REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110903.LION_.01/HNX