FNUS76 KLOX 110542
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLC-3 LAUNCH...VANDENBERG AFB (AFV)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
942 PM PST SUN FEB 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BUILD IN BEHIND
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BRUSHING THE AREA. MODERATE HUMIDITIES
ARE EXPECTED FOR THE LAUNCH AREA ON MONDAY...BUT A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEK WITH ADDITIONAL DRYING
OCCURRING EACH DAY. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT WITH A
CONTINUED SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51 DEGREES AT 1000 HOURS...WARMING TO 54-57
x09x09    DEGREES BETWEEN 1200 AND 1300 HOURS.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT AT 1000 HOURS...FALLING TO 65-69
x09x09    PERCENT BY 1200 HOURS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 3 MPH OR LESS UNTIL
x09x09    1200 HOURS...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8
x09x09    MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT 1000 HOURS...LIFTING TO 3500 FT
x09x09    AGL BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH UNTIL 1200
x09x09    HOURS THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
x09x09    NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUSTS
x09x09    TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 1800 AND 1900 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1750 FT AGL EARLY...FALLING TO 1000 FT AGL OR
x09x09    LESS BY 2200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1900 HOURS
x09x09    BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE SEDA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130211.SLC3L.01/LOX

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