STS-98 Landing Weather Forecasts (Amended) 10 AM CST 18 Feb 2001

KSC Synopsis: A cold front continues moving southward across southern
Florida this morning. Surface winds will remain gusty and near flight rule
limits for landing. Also, cloudiness over the water will drift onshore
during the day. High pressure will continue to build over the area on
subsequent days.

Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility:

Valid: 12:53 EST / SUNDAY / FEBRUARY 18, 2001

Clouds: Scattered at 3,000

Few at 5,500

Possible scattered at 25,000 feet

Visibility: 7 miles or greater

Wind: NE / 12 knots, gusts to 18 knots (Runway 33)

Temperature: 69 degrees

Dew Point: 52 degrees

Relative Humidity: 52%

Precipitation: None.

Edwards Air Force Base/NASA Dryden Flight Research Center:

Valid: 3:57 P.M. EST / SUNDAY / FEBRUARY 18, 2001

Clouds: Scattered at 5,000 with a chance of becoming broken
Broken at 25,000

Visibility: 7 miles

Wind: SW / 8 knots, gusts to14 knots

Precipitation: None

Forecast by NOAA National Weather Service Space Flight Meteorology Group

STS-98 LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS