STS-107 End of Mission Landing Weather Forecast
WEATHER SYNOPSIS: High pressure over Texas Saturday morning will push drier over Florida for tomorrow’s landing opportunities accompanied by increasing northwesterly winds. By Sunday morning, the high will be centered over Florida creating light northerly winds and only a few, if any clouds. Acceptable weather is expected at KSC for Monday’s landing opportunities in the event of two wave-off days.
No weather constraints are expected at Edwards or White Sands on Saturday, but winds will increase at Edwards for the later opportunity as a cold front approaches Southern California. Sunday and Monday opportunities should have acceptable weather except for strong winds and blowing dust at White Sands on Sunday.
END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 2/1/03
Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
Valid 9:16 AM EST
Clouds: Scattered 3,500 Scattered 25,000
Visibility: 7 miles
Winds: 300 degrees 10 knots, Peak 15 knots 310 degrees 15 knots, Peak 20 knots 2nd Opportunity
Runway: 33 planned for both opportunities
Temperature: 56 degrees
Dew Point: 48 degrees
Relative humidity: 66%
Precipitation: None
Edwards Air Force Base
Valid 10:42 AM EDT / 9:42 AM CST
Clouds: Scattered 25,000
Visibility: 7 miles
Winds: 230 degrees 8 knots, Peak 13 knots
230 degrees 15 knots, Peak 25 knots 2nd opportunity
Runways: 22/04
Precipitation: None
WAVE-OFF LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 2/02/03
Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Valid 7:39 AM EST / 6:39 AM CST
Clouds: Few 3,500
Visibility: 7 miles
Winds: 350 degrees at 4 knots, Peak 6 knots
Runways: 33/15
Temperature: 54 degrees
Dew Point: 44 degrees
Relative humidity: 59%
Precipitation: None
Edwards Air Force Base Valid 10:39 EST / 9:39 CST
Clouds: Few 12,000 Scattered 25,000
Visibility: 7 miles
Winds: 020 degrees 12 knots, Peak 18 knots 030 degrees 15 knots, Peak 25 knots 2nd Opportunity
Runways: 22/04
Precipitation: None
NOAA National Weather Service Spaceflight Meteorology Group Johnson Space Center
