FNUS76 KHNX 100558 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...NPS-SEKI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 1058 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1552 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESIDE ON OR NEAR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE BURN AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...HOWEVER STRONG AND GUSTY IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........25-32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 LATE MORNING. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING EAST 5 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48. MAX HUMIDITY........61-71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........34-44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH. SURROUNDING RIDGE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH. FORECASTER...BINGHAM $$REQUESTED BY...ASH MOUNTAIN FIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110909.LION_.01/HNX