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STS-106 LAUNCH WEATHER FORECAST
KSC contact: George H. Diller
ISSUED: Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000
VALID: Friday, Sept. 8, 2000 8:45 a.m. EDT
Synopsis: Surface high pressure to the north will create an on-shore
low
level flow. This will bring a chance of low cloud ceilings and coastal
rainshowers.
At the 8:45 a.m. launch time on Friday:
Clouds: 4/8 - 6/8 scattered to broken cumulus/stratocumulus clouds
3,000 - 7,000 feet
3/8 scattered cirrus
25,000 - 28,000 feet
Visibility: 7 miles
Wind at Launch Pad: NNE at 8-12 knots SLF: N at 5 - 10 knots
Temperature: 74 degrees Dewpoint: 69 degrees
Relative Humidity: 82%
Weather concerns: Chance of coastal rainshowers
Chance of low cloud ceiling
Probability of weather prohibiting launch: 40%
24-hour scrub: 40%
48-hour scrub: 30%
Solid Rocket Booster Recovery Area
Winds: NE/17-22 knots Seas: 7-9 feet Water Temperature: 84
degrees
Sunrise: 7:05 a.m. Sunset: 7:36 p.m.
Launch Forecast by USAF45th Wx Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station
SLF Forecast by NOAA-NWS Space Flight Meteorology Group, Houston
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