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SPOT FORECAST FOR LF23 LAUNCH...USAF VBG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
336 PM PST MON DEC 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON LAUNCH WINDOW OF 0800-1200 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS WILL KEEP DENSE FOG NEAR THE COAST THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...BUT SHOULD IMPROVE AS A WEAK FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA. THIS FRONT MAY BRING A VERY LIGHT SHOWER IN THE
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL LIKELY BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST FLOW THAT
SHOULD BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE IN THE MORNING.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. DENSE FOG THROUGH AROUND 9AM. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING
                    THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    10 MPH THROUGH AROUND 10AM BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1PM IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 12-16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BECOMING 1000-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...CAPT MARKLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...LAUNCH
.TAG 20101214.LF23L.01/LOX