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Oli4 · « **Reply #160 on:** 12/22/2006 06:02 pm »

So this tells us that they won't de-orbit this time around?

psloss · « **Reply #161 on:** 12/22/2006 06:12 pm »

Quick links I've saved from some of Rob's posts:

To get observations, first link each is raw, second is closer to English:

KSC
http://uswx.com/us/stn/?code=c&n=60&stn=KTTS
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KTTS.html

EDW
http://uswx.com/us/stn/?code=c&n=60&stn=KEDW
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KEDW.html

NOR (actually Holloman AFB)
http://uswx.com/us/stn/?code=c&n=60&stn=KHMN
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KHMN.html

jschaef5 · « **Reply #162 on:** 12/22/2006 06:14 pm »

to see the winds at Edwards try this:

http://www.edwards.af.mil/egads/egads.jpg

Looking at EDW's TAF it looks like the winds are dying down...

KEDW 221818 32012G18KT
BECMG 2324 02012KT
BECMG 0809 VRB06KT

and even right now the metar is showing lower than forcasted winds

landofgrey · « **Reply #163 on:** 12/22/2006 06:24 pm »

Weather unstable, they officially waved the attempt. The rain is almost certain to be within 30 nmi. Ew and ick, 2nd rev. also looks bad for weather.

psloss · « **Reply #164 on:** 12/22/2006 06:25 pm »

Quote

jschaef5 - 22/12/2006 1:57 PM

to see the winds at Edwards try this:

http://www.edwards.af.mil/egads/egads.jpg

Looking at EDW's TAF it looks like the winds are dying down...

KEDW 221818 32012G18KT
BECMG 2324 02012KT
BECMG 0809 VRB06KT

and even right now the metar is showing lower than forcasted winds

Very nice link...I'm assuming those are in knots and showing direction...if that's the case, the one frame I saw showed 19 knots almost perpendicular across Runway 04/22...

Oli4 · « **Reply #165 on:** 12/22/2006 06:43 pm »

They were looking at the radar images on the right screen. Weather is moving in fast so to see...

gordo · « **Reply #166 on:** 12/22/2006 06:58 pm »

I wonder I wonder, the weather at Edwards might just come good, the trend does see the cross wind component weakening.

gordo · « **Reply #167 on:** 12/22/2006 07:25 pm »

METAR KEDW 221955Z 33006KT 45SM FEW040 FEW100

Wind from NW at 6KTs No Gusts reported.

Could be down to STA report

Edit got my winds 180 out..ops

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #168 on:** 12/22/2006 07:31 pm »

Edwards officially is "trending down in wind speed. " according to the MER reports.

rdale · « **Reply #169 on:** 12/22/2006 07:31 pm »

I'm back... Amazingly showers are drying up around KSC! Few sprinkles in the area but that's about it...

3pm:

KSC Few 2000, Few 7000, Scat 14000, OVC 25000 - winds out of the southeast at 14G25kts
EDW Few 4000, Few 10000, winds NW at 6kts
NOR Broken 15000, OVC 20000, Winds calm

sts1canada · « **Reply #170 on:** 12/22/2006 07:34 pm »

Here is the latest obs for the KSC SLF, at 2:55 PM EST:

KTTS 221955Z 15014G25KT 10SM FEW020 FEW070 SCT140 OVC250

Winds are SE at 150 degrees, 14 knots gusts to 25 knots, 10 miles in visibility, few clouds at 2000 feet, few clouds at 7000 feet, scattered clouds at 14000 feet, overcast at 25000 feet, and looking at the radar loop for the past hour, the showers appear to be diminishing as they approach the KSC area.

Richard

mark147 · « **Reply #171 on:** 12/22/2006 07:35 pm »

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gordo - 22/12/2006 8:08 PM

METAR KEDW 221955Z 33006KT 45SM FEW040 FEW100
Wind from SE at 6KTs No Gusts reported.

Actually, that's wind from the NW at 6kts and the gust speed could be 9kts higher without being reported in the METAR (i.e. 15 kts).

gordo · « **Reply #172 on:** 12/22/2006 07:39 pm »

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mark147 - 22/12/2006 8:18 PM

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gordo - 22/12/2006 8:08 PM

METAR KEDW 221955Z 33006KT 45SM FEW040 FEW100
Wind from SE at 6KTs No Gusts reported.

Actually, that's wind from the NW at 6kts and the gust speed could be 9kts higher without being reported in the METAR (i.e. 15 kts).

Yep corrected myself, got my "to" and "from" mixed up.

The indicated windspeeds across the runway are 10-15 kts, so right on limits

gordo · « **Reply #173 on:** 12/22/2006 07:45 pm »

SPECI KEDW 222010Z 33007KT

NW 7kts

gordo · « **Reply #174 on:** 12/22/2006 07:58 pm »

SPECI KEDW 222025Z 33010KT

Winds picking back up a little? 10kts now

rdale · « **Reply #175 on:** 12/22/2006 08:06 pm »

3 knots is meaningless when you are looking at a trend... Better looking line of showers southwest of KSC moving northeast, hard to predict if they'll die like last round but it looks like TTS is green now, not that anyone could have forecast it...

gordo · « **Reply #176 on:** 12/22/2006 08:08 pm »

Last look on this
http://www.edwards.af.mil/egads/egads.jpg
Is showing 18/19kts crosswinds again. They had died down to around 10kts

But hey this is weather

Avron · « **Reply #177 on:** 12/22/2006 08:11 pm »

OK Rob... 20 mins.. call it?

landofgrey · « **Reply #178 on:** 12/22/2006 08:17 pm »

Winds out of limits at EDW.... They're going to send up targets for KSC!!! It's still iffy but they're going to give it a try at least

gordo · « **Reply #179 on:** 12/22/2006 08:23 pm »

Latest Edwards 21:00UTC

NW @17kts gusts to 22kts