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SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDENBERG TAURAS LAUNCH...USAF VBG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1057 AM PST MON FEB 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1023 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
RESULT IN A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE LAUNCH SITE TODAY WITH LESS
THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH EXPECTED. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND
MOVE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE REPLACED BY WEAK WESTERLY
FLOW LEADING TO MORE SUNSHINE AND MODERATE MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES.
THIS WEAK WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK WITH A
MIX OF CLOUDS...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AND MODERATE MINIMUM
HUMIDITY VALUES...AS THE STORM TRACK REMAINS ACTIVE JUST NORTH OF OUR
AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
                    THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 8 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT RAFFEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090223.VANDE.01/LOX