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SPOT FORECAST FOR DELTA II...USAF VBG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1229 PM PST TUE FEB 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0923 PST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN
CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON WITH VERY WEAK OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS.
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE WEAK BUT LOW HUMIDITY READINGS CONTINUE. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING THEN RECOVER NICELY
BOTH WITH REGARD TO WIND AND HUMIDITY.

THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL WEAKEN ON
WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS APPROACH FROM THE
WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AFTERNOON BREEZES.
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY.

THE FIRST IN THE SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL COME ONSHORE
THURSDAY BRINGING RAIN TO ALL AREAS. THE SECOND LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL WORK ITS WAY SOUTH ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EVEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW WILL
BE LIMITED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE PREVALENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH THROUGH 8 PM THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 9-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12-22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT RAFFEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090203.DELTA.01/LOX