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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAURUS LAUNCH...USAF VBG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
138 PM PST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0209 PST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTHEAST OF THE AREA
WILL GENERATE INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHAST WINDS TONIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY. WINDS SHOULD STAY UNDER 15 MPH AT THE SURFACE BUT
LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SURROUNDING RIDGES.
HIGH HUMIDITIES TODAY AND THIS EVENING WILL LOWER OVERNIGHT,
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HILLS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MIN 47.
RH..................95 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 5-10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8-16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 22 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE
                    BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8-14 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 5-10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 12-18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UNDER 300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    1500-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WOFFORD
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LACEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110304.TAURU.01/LOX