STS-113 END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER OUTLOOK SPACEFLIGHT METEOROLOGY GROUP Forecaster: Tim Garner ISSUED: 8:00 AM EST Friday, December 6, 2002 George H. Diller Rob Navias NASA Kennedy Space Center NASA Johnson Space Center 321/867-2468 281/483-5111 WEATHER SYNOPSIS: Low clouds are forecast to linger across Florida today. The clouds will be slowly decreasing by late afternoon or evening so there is a very small chance that cloud ceilings could rise above Flight Rule limits for the second opportunity. For Saturday scattered low clouds are forecast as low level winds shift to the north northeast which should bring in the low clouds. Out west an upper level storm system will bring an increase in clouds to Edwards AFB late today [Friday] and possibly some rain to the surrounding mountains after the landing opportunities. Clouds and weather are forecast within Flight Rule limits for Edwards all weekend. The system is forecast to move through California late Saturday morning well before the Edwards landing opportunities. Weather at White Sands is forecast to be acceptable for landing until possibly Sunday afternoon. END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 12/06/02 Friday Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Valid 1:57 PM EST / 12:57 PM CST Clouds: Broken 3,000 ft Broken 10,000 ft Broken 25,000 Visibility: 7 miles Winds: 340 degrees 10 knots, peak 18 knots Runways & violations: RWY 33/15 Temperature: 59F Dew Point: 56F Relative humidity: 90% Remarks: 2nd opportunity wind 34009P16 kt Chance Scattered 3,000 Precipitation: Chance showers 1st opportunity Edwards Air Force Base Valid 5:04 PM EST / 4:04 PM CST Clouds: Few clouds 5,000 ft Scattered 10,000 ft Broken 25,000 ft Visibility: 7 miles Winds: Variable at 3 kts Runways & violations: RWY 22/04 Remarks: 2nd opportunity: Wind 230 degrees, 7 knots, peak 10 knots, broken clouds at 10,000 ft Precipitation: none WAVE-OFF LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 12/07/02 Saturday Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Valid 2:37 PM EST / 1:37 PM CST Clouds: Scattered 4,000 ft Scattered 25,000 ft Visibility: 7 miles Winds: 030 degrees, 10 knots, Peak 15 knots Runways & violations: RWY 33/15 Precipitation: Slight chance of broken clouds at 4,000 ft Edwards Air Force Base Valid 5:45 PM EST / 4:45 PM CST Clouds: Scattered 6,000 ft Scattered 25,000 ft Visibility: 7 miles Winds: 020 degrees at 5 knots, peak to 8 knots Runways & violations: RWY 22/04 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 .
