STS-111 END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER OUTLOOK SPACEFLIGHT METEOROLOGY GROUP Forecaster: Richard Lafosse ISSUED: 8 AM EDT MONDAY June 17, 2002 George H. Diller Rob Navias NASA Kennedy Space Center NASA Johnson Space Center 321/867-2468 281/483-5111 WEATHER SYNOPSIS: Frontal system will remain stationary across northern Florida today and Tuesday with southwesterly winds at the surface and aloft forecast over the KSC area both mornings. The sea breeze will be pushing across the SLF near the early afternoon landing opportunities both days with a high probability of showers or thunderstorms within 30NM. Easterly flow returns on Wednesday with a continued chance for showers around landing time. Westerly surface winds at Edwards are expected to be strong today and Tuesday, weakening some on Wednesday. Crosswind violations are forecast for the last opportunity today and Tuesday. END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 6/17/02 Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Valid 12:59 PM EDT / 11:59 AM CDT (1st opportunity) Clouds: Broken 3,000 Broken 8,000 Overcast 20,000 Visibility: 7 miles Winds: 230 degrees 11 knots Peak 17 knots Runways: RWY 33/15 Crosswind = 17 knots Precipitation: Showers/Thunderstorms within 30 NM Temperature: 83 Dew Point: 73 Relative humidity: 72% WAVE-OFF LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 6/18/02 Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Valid 11:56 AM EDT / 10:56 AM CDT(1st opportunity) Clouds: Scattered 3,000 Broken 8,000 Broken 25,000 Visibility: 7 miles Winds: 19008P14 knots Runways: RWY 33/15 Precipitation: Showers/Thunderstorms within 30 NM Edwards Air Force Base Valid 3:02 PM EDT / 2:02 PM CDT(1st opportunity) Clouds: Sky Clear Visibility: 7 miles Winds: 250 degrees 17 knots Peak 27 knots 1st opportunity 260 degrees 20 knots Peak 30 knot s 2nd opportunity Runways: RWY 22/04 Crosswind = 18 knots Precipitation: None NOAA National Weather Service Spaceflight Meteorology Group Johnson Space Center ------------------------------------------------------------- For automatic email subscriptions to this KSC originated press releases, send an Internet electronic mail message to mailto:ksc-news_release-subscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov. With no subject or message. The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription. To remove your name from the list at any time, send an email addressed to mailto:ksc-news_release-unsubscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov . With no subject or message. or you can (un)subscribe on the World Wide Web at: http://kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov/ Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm .
