FNUS76 KLOX 132141
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINUTEMAN LAUNCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
141 PM PST TUE NOV 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1403 PST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE FLOW BENEATH UPPER-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE
TODAY WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHT OFFSHORE
WINDS WILL BE PREVALENT WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING
FOR WEDNESDAY. A SHALLOW SURFACE-BASED MARINE INVERSION AROUND
500 FEET WILL LIMIT ATMOSPHERIC MIXING NEAR AND IN THE VICINITY
OF THE LAUNCH AREA. AN AIR MASS CHANGE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS AHEAD A SERIES OF
LATE WEEK STORM SYSTEMS. COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS WILL BE
PREVALENT BY THURSDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF DENSE FOG OCCURRING
ACROSS THE LAUNCH AREA. ANY WETTING RAIN CHANCE WILL DELAY UNTIL
THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS AT LAUNCH TIME AND THE
x09x09    REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1000 HOURS THEN
x09x09    BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1300
x09x09    HOURS THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1200
x09x09    HOURS...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DAN ARDOIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.MINUT.02/LOX

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