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SPOT FORECAST FOR SS MONTEBELLO...NOAA OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
302 AM PDT THU OCT 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP
SKIES CLEAR THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY WEAK LATE
NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.
SWELL PERIOD........14 SECONDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH...DIMINISHING
                    TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TO 10 MPH.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 6 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........13 SECONDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 6 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS.

...OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
NIGHT THROUGH MORNING LOW CLOUDS WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND
WITH PREVAILING LIGHT SOUTH WINDS. WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO
NORTHWEST AND REMAIN MAINLY WEAK IN THE MORNINGS SUNDAY AND MONDAY
INCREASING TO AROUND 6 TO 12 MPH EACH AFTERNOON. THE NORTHWEST
SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO TREND DOWNWARD TO AROUND 4 FEET WITH A 10
SECOND PERIOD. THERE WILL BE A SECONDARY 3 FOOT SOUTH SWELL WITH A
LONGER PERIOD OF AROUND 14 TO 15 SECONDS AS WELL.

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