Eastern Range Launch Weather Forecast Op Number: F1120 Issued: 13 January 2003 Valid: 16 January 2003 45 Weather Squadron web site: https://www.patrick.af.mil/45OG/45ws/ Vehicle/Payload: STS-107 (Columbia) SPACEHAB/FREESTAR Location: Launch Complex 39, Pad A Launch Weather Officer: Kathy Winters, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Synoptic Discussion: A high pressure ridge will be located over the Carolinas and a low pressure area will develop over Eastern Texas Thursday AM. No significant weather features will be present over KSC for launch with light winds from the NE and temperatures in the 60s throughout the morning. The weather system in Texas Thursday will affect KSC Friday, causing a concern for crosswinds and showers if there is a 24-hour delay. Clouds Coverage Bases (feet) Tops (feet) Cumulus 1/8 FEW 4000 6000 Visibility: 7 Wind: 050 degrees, 10 knots, Peak 14 knots (60 foot pad winds) Temperature: 65 - 68 F RH: 73 - 81% Dewpoint: 59 F Weather: None Probability of KSC weather prohibiting launch: 5% Probability of KSC weather prohibiting Tanking: 0% Primary concern(s): Slight chance for low cloud over Pad 39-A Probability of KSC weather prohibiting launch for 24 hour delay: 60% Probability of KSC weather prohibiting Tanking: 0% Primary concern(s): Showers vicinity of KSC, crosswinds at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Probability of KSC weather prohibiting launch for 48 hour delay: N/A Probability of KSC weather prohibiting Tanking: N/A Primary concern(s): N/A SRB Retrieval Area: Wind: NE-15 knots Sea State: 5-6 feet Ocean temperature: 74 degrees Sunrise: 16 Dec 0717 EST Moonrise: 16 Dec 1611 EST Illumination: 97% Sunset: 16 Dec 1749 EST Moonset: 17 Dec 0644 EST Next Forecast will be issued: 14 Jan 03 / 0700 EST ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .
