STS-98 Landing Weather Forecasts for Monday 19 Feb 2001
STS-98 LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS
Issued: 2:00 p.m. EST/ Sunday, February 18, 2001
KSC Synopsis: High pressure will dominate weather over Florida Monday.
There is some threat of low clouds from the easterly wind flow, but
otherwise conditions appear favorable for landing.
Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility:
Valid: 1:27 P.M. EST / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2001
Clouds: Scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, chance of becoming broken
Visibility: 7 miles
Wind: ESE/12 knots, gusts to18 knots
Temperature: 73 degrees
Dew Point: 56 degrees
Relative Humidity: 53%
Precipitation: None.
Edwards Air Force Base/NASA Dryden Flight Research Center:
Valid: 4:21 P.M. EST / MONDAY / FEBRUARY 19, 2001
Clouds: Broken clouds at 5,000 feet
Broken clouds at 8,000 feet
Visibility: 7 miles
Wind: SW/12 knots, gusts to 20 knots
Precipitation: Chance of rain showers within 30 nautical miles
Forecast by NOAA National Weather Service Space Flight Meteorology Group