FNUS76 KLOX 050204
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LF24 LAUNCH...VANDENBERG AFB (AFV)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
704 PM PDT THU JUL 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG TO PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST...WITH A SLOW BURN-OFF BY
LATE MORNING. LOW CLOUDS WILL HANG ALONG THE COAST IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN SHOULD PUSH INLAND ONCE AGAIN LATER
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING HOURS. STRONG INVERSION WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE FOR A SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN ON SATURDAY.

.FRIDAY...(OVERVIEW OF DAY FORECAST)

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN THE MORNING..THEN PARTIAL
                    LATE MORNING CLEARING TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH
                    EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL
                    PERSIST ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
                    HOURS...THEN PUSH INLAND BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-67.
RH..................MIN 74-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1000
                    HOURS THEN BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1300
                    HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE  MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY...(AT 1100 HOURS POSSIBLE IGNITION TIME)

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WITH SOME CLEARING
                    OVERHEAD. OTHERWISE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALONG
                    THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
TEMPERATURE.........64-65
RH..................75-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130704.LF24L.01/LOX