FNUS76 KHNX 240000 FWSHNX SPOT FORECAST FOR LION...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA 500 PM PDT MON JUL 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1628 PDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MIDWEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY COOLER FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS OFF THE COAST. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL PROVIDE FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000 PDT. BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AFTERWARD. MIN TEMPERATURE.....CURRENTLY 79-81...MIN 50-52. MAX HUMIDITY........CURRENTLY 26-28 PERCENT...MAX 70-72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING... DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-6 MPH BY 2100 PDT...WINDS BECOMING LIGHT 1-3 MPH AND DOWNSLOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......CURRENTLY NEAR 8000 FEET AGL...LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80. MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING... SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH. FORECASTER...MOLINA $$ REQUESTED BY...CHARLOTTE JORDAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120723.LION_.01/HNX