FNUS76 KLOX 131321
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ATLAS...VANDENBERG AFB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
621 AM PDT THU SEP 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0543 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AFTER LOW CLOUDS AND FOG BURN OFF LATER
THIS MORNING...EXPECT LOW CLOUDS WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE
IMMEDIATE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FOG WILL
OCCASIONALLY BE DENSE WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES. INCREASING NORTH TO SOUTH GRADIENTS WILL MAKE
FOR A BIT STRONGER NORTHWESTERLY WIND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH FOG. OCCASIONALLY DENSE THROUGH MID
                    MORNING. BECOMING SUNNY BY 11 AM PDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1000 TO
                    1500 FT AGL BY NOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH 8 PM PDT...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY
                    WITH FOG...OCCASIONALLY DENSE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 22 MPH THROUGH 7 PM PDT...DIMINISHING TO
                    4 TO 8 MPH BY 9 PM PDT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH THROUGH 7 PM PDT...DIMINISHING TO
                    4 TO 8 MPH BY 9 PM PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....1000 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...LOWERING
                    TO AT OR BELOW 500 FEET BY 9 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN/DB
REQUESTED BY...DAN ARDOIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20120913.ATLAS.01/LOX