FNUS76 KLOX 202145 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR ATLAS...VANDENBERG AFB (AFV) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 245 PM PDT MON SEP 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1336 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND A DEPARTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL RESULT IN LOCAL GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL USHER OUR PERSISTANT MARINE LAYER BACK OVER THE BASE RATHER EARLY. CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR ALTHOUGH LESS WIND IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITIES VALUES WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 4-6 MPH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-65. MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH INCREASING TO 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AS MUCH AS 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-18 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MORRIS REQUESTED BY...DAN ARDOIN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100920.ATLAS.01/LOX