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NASA Shuttle Specific Sections => Atlantis (Post STS-135, T&R) => Topic started by: shuttlefanatic on 05/24/2010 03:28 pm
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Here's this morning's SMG forecast for Wednesday's landing. Their extended forecast shows a chance of showers through Saturday.
NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SPACEFLIGHT METEOROLOGY GROUP / WS8
LYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
HOUSTON TX 77058
730 AM CDT MONDAY MAY 24 2010
LANDING FORECAST FOR STS-132
EXPECTED LANDING DATE: 05/26/10
TIME: 1248Z
SITE: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER...FL
U.S. LANDING SITES - EOM - WEDNESDAY 05/26/10
SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FL
KSC SCT030 BKN100 BKN250 7 33012P18
CHC SHRA WI 30NM
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE CA
EDW FEW040 SCT080 BKN250 7 22013P19
SLGT CHC SHRA WI 30NM
NORTHRUP STRIP...WHITE SANDS SPACE HARBOR NM
NOR FEW060 7 14008P10
FLIGHT RULE VIOLATIONS:
KSC ... PRECIP
EDW ... PRECIP
NOR ... NONE
U.S. LANDING SITES - EOM+1 - THURSDAY 05/27/10
SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FL
KSC FEW025 SCT080 BKN250 7 34007P11
CHC SHRA WI 30NM
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE CA
EDW FEW040 BKN250 7 23014P20
NORTHRUP STRIP...WHITE SANDS SPACE HARBOR NM
NOR FEW060 FEW100 SCT250 7 14008P10
FLIGHT RULE VIOLATIONS:
KSC ... PRECIP
EDW ... NONE
NOR ... NONE
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Well looks like Edwards will be clear on Thursday so that is good, I would be willing to bet that Atlantis will be on the ground by Thursday at the latest.
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Well looks like Edwards will be clear on Thursday so that is good, I would be willing to bet that Atlantis will be on the ground by Thursday at the latest.
FD12 Execute Package includes EOM, EOM+1, EOM+2 weather charts.
-FD11 MMT summary
"the landing strategy would be KSC only on EOM, KSC only on EOM+1, and pick-em day on EOM+2."
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/457981main_FD12.pdf
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Well looks like Edwards will be clear on Thursday so that is good, I would be willing to bet that Atlantis will be on the ground by Thursday at the latest.
FD12 Execute Package includes EOM, EOM+1, EOM+2 weather charts.
-FD11 MMT summary
"the landing strategy would be KSC only on EOM, KSC only on EOM+1, and pick-em day on EOM+2."
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/457981main_FD12.pdf
If they don't make it into KSC tomorrow, the Entry team will re-evaluate, but as noted in the briefing yesterday and the execute package, they are good out to at least EOM+3. The plan right now is not to call up Edwards on Wednesday or Thursday.
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Excerpt from SMG forecast for today's landing opportunities, indicating showers mainly offshore:
148 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MAY 26 2010
LANDING FORECAST FOR STS-132
EXPECTED LANDING DATE: 05/26/10
TIME: 1248Z
SITE: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER...FL
U.S. LANDING SITES - EOM - WEDNESDAY 05/26/10
SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY...KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FL
FIRST OPPORTUNITY
KSC SCT030 SCT080 7 33009P15
CHC SHRA WI 30NM MAINLY OWTR
SECOND OPPORTUNITY
KSC SCT030 SCT080 7 33012P18
CHC SHRA WI 30NM
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE CA
EDW SCT040 BKN080 OVC250 7 22015P21
SLGT CHC SHRA WI 30NM
NORTHRUP STRIP...WHITE SANDS SPACE HARBOR NM
NOR FEW060 7 14008P10
FLIGHT RULE VIOLATIONS:
KSC ... PRECIP
EDW ... PRECIP
NOR ... NONE
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SMG weather channel: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rrg2.pl?encoder/wx.rm
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Current NWS NEXRAD image showing some small cells offshore; no range rings, but they're at about 30nm from the SLF. (http://radar.weather.gov/radar_lite.php?product=NCR&loop=no&rid=mlb updates every 5 minutes or so)
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Showers staying away from the circle
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line of showers that is the biggest concern is the one up to the north, but is predicted to take about 5 hours to get south to the SLF
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Latest METAR at KSC :
KTTS 260955Z 30004KT 10SM FEW021 22/21 A2989 RMK SLP122 1CU /0/ N3105/07 C3005/07 S3004/07
Good for now, have to watch out for those showers coming from the N-W.
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And a SPECI :
SPECI KTTS 261010Z 31005KT 9SM MIFG FEW021 22/21 A2989 RMK SLP122 1CU /0/ N3106/07 C3106/09 S3105/08
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Latest SPECI :
SPECI KTTS 261025Z 31005KT 8SM MIFG FEW029 FEW100 22/21 A2989 RMK SLP122 1CU /0/ 1AC /0/ N3005/07 C3005/08 S3105/08
Visibility going down, relative humidity still 94%, which is coherent with the mince fog that appeared. Still watching those showers from the N-W
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SPECI KTTS 261040Z 30005KT 8SM MIFG FEW029 FEW100 22/21 A2990 RMK SLP125 1CU /0/ 1AC /0/ N3006/09 C3005/09 S3005/07
Showers seems to be progressively disappearing as they close in. Meteorology group more and more optimistic.
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Metars every 15 minutes now
METAR KTTS 261055Z 31005KT 8SM MIFG FEW029 FEW100 22/21 A2990 RMK SLP125 1CU /0/ 1AC /0/ N3006/08 C3005/07 S3105/07
no significant change.Showers continue to die off. Pretty encouraging.
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Latest SPECI :
SPECI KTTS 261025Z 31005KT 8SM MIFG FEW029 FEW100 22/21 A2989 RMK SLP122 1CU /0/ 1AC /0/ N3005/07 C3005/08 S3105/08
Visibility going down, relative humidity still 94%, which is coherent with the mince fog that appeared. Still watching those showers from the N-W
Uh, 'mince fog'? What's that?
For reference:
MIFG == shallow fog
BCFG == patchy fog
PRFG == fog covering parts of the airport
zeke
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Sorry, french habit : MI = mince in french :) Which is exactly the same meaning by the way.
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Sorry, french habit : MI = mince in french :) Which is exactly the same meaning by the way.
In English, 'mince' means finely diced or chopped, so you understand the puzzlement. :)
zeke
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Yep, the funny thing is I perfectly know what mince means in english (that's what you get from going to the restaurant ;D), but as I was writing I was talking to my wife (in french obv) at the same time and things must have mixed up in my mind :)