FNUS76 KLOX 121156
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SS MONTEBELLO...NOAA OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
456 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES TO THE AREA
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL EXHIBIT A DIURNAL PATTERN WITH LIGHT
WINDS OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING WITH 15 MPH WINDS DEVELOPING IN
THE AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING. A LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELL
WILL ENTER THE AREA TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 10 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 10 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........15 SECONDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 9 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........14 SECONDS.

...OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ON FRIDAY. NIGHT THROUGH MORNING LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH LIGHT SOUTH
WINDS. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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FORECASTER...RORKE/KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...ALICE DRURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111015.SSMON.01/LOX