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SPOT FORECAST FOR COASTAL TRIDENT...MULTI AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1101 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1037 PDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

FORECAST TIME/DATE...1200-1800 HOURS JUNE 17, 2013

.DISCUSSION...WEAK OFFSHORE SURFACE FLOW WILL HELP TO LIMIT THE
MARINE LAYER THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG NW FLOW ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS WILL CREATE A COASTAL EDDY WHICH WILL COUNTERACT THE
OFFSHORE SURFACE FLOW AND HELP TO BRING LOW CLOUDS INTO THE
EXERCISE AREA. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE A FAIRLY PERSISTENT LOW
CLOUD DECK OVER MOST OF THE EXERCISES OCEAN AREA BUT WITH GOOD
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON CLEARING ACROSS THE LAND AREA AND
ADJACENT WATERS. CONDITIONS WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME EACH DAY.

CIGS/SFC WINDS OUT TO 5 NM...
CLOUDY THROUGH 1230 PM...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MOSTLY VFR
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY OF 6 MILES OR GREATER. POSSIBLE BROKEN
CEILINGS AT 1400 FEET RETURNING BY 1800 HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8
TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH 1800 HOURS.

SWELL HEIGHT/WIND WAVES/PERIOD...
WEST SWELL 2 FEET. WIND WAVES 1-3 FEET. DOMINANT SWELL PERIOD OF 7
SECONDS.

WATER TEMPERATURES...
60-65 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY JUNE 18...
MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...THEN SUNNY OVER THE LAND AREA AND ABOUT
A MILE OFFSHORE. OFFSHORE THE OVERCAST SKIES WILL BREAK UP DURING
THE AFTERNOON WITH ABOUT 3/8 CLOUD COVERAGE. HIGHS 63-66. CEILINGS
LESS THAN 2000 FEET. COMBINED SEAS 2-3 FEET IN THE MORNING AND 3
TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

NEXT UPDATE...
0600 AM PDT JUNE 19 2013

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FORECASTER...SWEET
REQUESTED BY...NWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...COASTAL TRIDENT
.TAG 20130617.COAST.02/LOX