FNUS76 KLOX 031519
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DELTA-4 LAUNCH...VANDENBERG AFB (AFV)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
819 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE EAST TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE NE PACIFIC APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE LAUNCH AREA TODAY...WITH WINDS
INCREASING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. A COOLING TREND WILL AFFECT THE AREA
STARTING WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY AS THE UPPER LOW
APPROACHES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 6-12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL RISING TO 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 6-12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 26 TO
                    27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL RISING TO 1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 28 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DAN LOPEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.DELTA.01/LOX