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SIRTF
Launch Weather Forecast
Issued:
August 22, 2003
Valid: Monday, August 25, 2003
Sunrise:
6:57
a.m. Sunset: 7:52
p.m.
Moonrise: 4:36
a.m.
(All times are Eastern Daylight Time) |
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| Synopsis |
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No
changes to forecast reasoning. Light S to N steering flow
will result in early development and inland penetration of the
east coast sea breeze. This will result in a majority of showers
and thunderstorms remaining west of I-95 corridor. Weak frontal
boundary approaching from the north will be over Florida-Georgia
border over the weekend, before dissipating. Forecast beyond Tuesday
will depend on evolution of Tropical Depression #9. Main concerns
for the instantaneous launch window will be the proximity of residual
cloud cover associated showers and thunderstorms that develop
during the afternoon and evening hours.
At launch time on Monday:
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| Clouds |
Scattered
2/8, 3,000
- 5,000
feet
Scattered 2/8, 12,000
- 14,000
feet
Broken 5/8, 25,000
- 28,000
feet
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| Winds |
| Wind speed at Launch Pad/direction: |
5
- 10
mph/
SE |
| Visibility |
| Visibility: |
7 miles |
| Temperature |
| Temperature: |
76º F - 78º
F |
| Dew point: |
n/a |
| Humidity |
| Relative Humidity: |
90% |
| Weather
Concerns |
| Cumulus cloud rule,
anvil cloud rule, debris cloud rule |
| Probability of weather prohibiting
launch |
20% |
| 24-hour delay: |
30% |
| 48-hour delay: |
40% |
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Launch
forecast by USAF 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station
SLF Wind Forecast by National Weather Service Space Flight Meteorology
Group, JSC
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Launch & Landing Weather Forecast Calendar
2003
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