Seems I have to start these threads earlier and earlier every launch
I understand excitement, but anyone familiar with Florida weather should know that predicting a possible thunderstorm at 175 hours away is a bit on the useless side
Still can't see much to harm Friday's attempt. The front should clear Thursday night so expect plenty of sunshine with temps near 80!
NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICESPACEFLIGHT METEOROLOGY GROUP / WS8LYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTERHOUSTON TX 77058630 AM CDT WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 2011LANDING FORECAST FOR STS-134EXPECTED LAUNCH TIME: 1947Z DATE: 04/29/11 RETURN TO LAUNCH SITE (RTLS) - VALID LAUNCH TIME + 25 MINUTES SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY... KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FL KSC SCT030 7 03012P20 TRANS-OCEANIC ABORT LANDING SITES (TAL) - VALID LAUNCH TIME + 35 MINUTES ZARAGOZA...SPAIN ZZA SCT050 BKN080 BKN150 7 10009P14 CHC SHRA WI 20NM MORON...SPAIN MRN SCT035 SCT250 7 21009P14 CHC SHRA WI 20NM ISTRES...FRANCE FMI FEW030 SCT120 BKN250 7 11006P09 ABORT-ONCE-AROUND SITE (AOA) - VALID LAUNCH TIME + 90 MINUTES KSC SCT030 7 03012P20 PRIMARY LANDING SITE (PLS) - VALID 04/30/11 00Z TO 04/30/11 01Z EDW SKC 7 25024P35 FLIGHT RULE VIOLATIONS: KSC ... XWIND EDW ... GUST/HWIND/TWIND NOR ... GUST/HWIND/TWIND/VIS/XWIND ZZA ... PRECIP MRN ... PRECIP FMI ... NONE
First official USAF forecast is out with the same synopsis... 80% acceptable.---Probability of KSC weather prohibiting launch: 20%Probability of KSC weather prohibiting tanking: 5%Primary concern(s): SLF CrosswindProbability of KSC weather prohibiting launch for 24-hour delay: 30%Probability of KSC weather prohibiting tanking: 0%Primary concern(s): SLF CrosswindProbability of KSC weather prohibiting launch for 48-hour delay: 20%Probability of KSC weather prohibiting tanking: 0%Primary concern(s): Cumulus cloud, low-cloud ceiling