Status Report

STS-106 Launch Weather Forecast

By SpaceRef Editor
September 7, 2000
Filed under

KSC contact: George H. Diller

ISSUED: Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000

VALID: Friday, Sept. 8, 2000 8:45 a.m. EDT

Synopsis: Surface high pressure to the north will create an on-shore low
level flow. This will bring a chance of low cloud ceilings and coastal
rainshowers.

At the 8:45 a.m. launch time on Friday:

Clouds:

4/8 – 6/8 scattered to broken cumulus/stratocumulus clouds

3,000 – 7,000 feet

3/8 scattered cirrus

25,000 – 28,000 feet

Visibility: 7 miles

Wind at Launch Pad: NNE at 8-12 knots SLF: N at 5 – 10 knots

Temperature: 74 degrees Dewpoint: 69 degrees

Relative Humidity: 82%

Weather concerns:

Chance of coastal rainshowers

Chance of low cloud ceiling

Probability of weather prohibiting launch: 40%

24-hour scrub: 40%

48-hour scrub: 30%

Solid Rocket Booster Recovery Area

Winds: NE/17-22 knots Seas: 7-9 feet Water Temperature: 84 degrees

Sunrise: 7:05 a.m. Sunset: 7:36 p.m.

Launch Forecast by USAF45th Wx Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
SLF Forecast by NOAA-NWS Space Flight Meteorology Group, Houston

SpaceRef staff editor.