FNUS76 KLOX 242056
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH...USAF VBG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1256 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0200 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ALONG THE COAST
TONIGHT AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW PREVAILS. DURING THIS TIME...THE MARINE INVERSION
IS EXPECTED TO BE SHALLOW BUT STRONG...WITH A DEPTH LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
ON SATURDAY MORNING...AN OFFSHORE PUSH SHOULD SCOUR OUT THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
EARLY...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 0800 AND 1000 LOCAL TIME. WHILE THE LOW
LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT BACK TO A MORE STANDARD NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION
BY MID AFTERNOON...THIS SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED...AS STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS
DEVELOPS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER OVERNIGHT SATURDAY
NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE OFFSHORE FLOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 AT 0200 LOWERING TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT AT 0200 RISING TO 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 0200 BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH
                    TOWARDS SUNRISE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AT 0200 BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH
                    TOWARDS SUNRISE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH AT 0200 BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH
                    TOWARDS SUNRISE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS AND FOG THROUGH EARLY MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    TO NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...DAN LOPEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120224.MINUT.01/LOX