From: "Jacques van Oene" Newsgroups: sci.space.news Subject: MER-A Weather Forecast/June 9 - 2003 a Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 16:15:44 +0200 Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Pasadena CA Approved: sci-space-news@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov Message-ID: <002901c32e91$9f56b020$d1cd5dd5@chello.nl> boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0026_01C32EA2.628D1A60" X-Trace: nntp1.jpl.nasa.gov 1055167974 11053 137.78.16.91 (9 Jun 2003 14:12:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@newsfeed.jpl.nasa.gov NNTP-Posting-Date: 9 Jun 2003 14:12:54 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Originator: daemon@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov Xref: newsread2.funet.fi sci.space.news:13746 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C32EA2.628D1A60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 =20 Eastern Range Operations Forecast Op Number: F7326 Issued: 9 Jun 03 (0600 EDT) Valid: 9 Jun 03 (2:02 p.m, 2:40 p.m.) =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 Vehicle/Payload: Delta II / MER-A =20 =20 =20 =20 Location: Pad 17-A =20 =20 =20 =20 Launch Weather Officer: Joel Tumbiolo, 45th Weather Squadron =20 =20 =20 =20 Synoptic Discussion: =20 =20 No changes. High moistures levels, daytime heating, and local = sea and lake breezes will trigger widespread thunderstorm development = over the state again on Monday. Conditions are expected to improve on = Tuesday and Wednesday as drier air moves in and thunderstorms will = concentrate more over southern inland sections. Main concerns during = will be cumulus clouds , developing thunderstorms, and associated anvil = clouds within the vicinity of the launch pad/flight path. =20 =20 =20 Clouds Coverage Bases (feet) Tops (feet) =20 BKN030 5/8 3,000=20 10,000 =20 BKN100 5/8 10,000 18,000 =20 BKN250 6/8 25,000 28,000 =20 Visibility: 7 + miles =20 =20 =20 =20 Wind: 100 degrees / 10 - 15 KTS Pressure: 30.00 IN HG =20 =20 =20 =20 Temperature: 83 degrees F RH: 70% =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 Weather: Showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity =20 =20 =20 =20 Solar Activity: N/A =20 =20 =20 =20 Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 60% =20 Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Anvil Cloud Rule =20 =20 =20 =20 Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour = delay: 30% =20 Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Anvil Cloud Rule =20 =20 =20 =20 Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 48 hour = delay: 30% =20 Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Anvil Cloud Rule =20 =20 =20 =20 Sunrise: 9 June 03 / 0625 EDT 10 June 03 / 0625 EDT Moonrise/ (% illum): 9 June 03 / 1514 EDT / % 10 June 03 / 1619 EDT / % =20 Sunset: 9 June 03 / 2019 EDT 10 June 03 / 2019 EDT Moonset: 10 June 03 / 0321 EDT 11 June 03 / 0358 EDT =20 Next forecast will be issued: As needed =20 =20 =20 ---- Jacques :-) Editor: www.spacepatches.info ------------------------------------------------------ ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C32EA2.628D1A60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

Wind:

60%

30%

30%

 

Eastern=20 Range Operations Forecast

Op=20 Number: =20 F7326

Issued:  9 Jun 03 (0600=20 EDT)

Valid:  9 Jun 03 (2:02 p.m, 2:40 = p.m.)

 

 

 

Vehicle/Payload:

Delta II /=20 MER-A

 

 

Location:

Pad 17-A

 

 

Launch=20 Weather Officer:

Joel Tumbiolo, 45th Weather=20 Squadron

 

 

Synoptic=20 Discussion:

 

No = changes.  High = moistures=20 levels, daytime heating,  = and=20 local sea and lake breezes will trigger widespread thunderstorm=20 development over the state again on Monday.  Conditions are expected = to improve=20 on Tuesday and Wednesday as drier air moves in and thunderstorms = will=20 concentrate more over southern inland sections.  Main concerns during will be cumulus = clouds ,=20 developing thunderstorms, and associated anvil clouds within the = vicinity=20 of the launch pad/flight path.

 

Clouds

Coverage

Bases=20 (feet)

Tops=20 (feet)

BKN030

5/8

3,000

10,000

BKN100

5/8

10,000

18,000

BKN250

6/8

25,000

28,000

Visibility:

7 + miles

 

 

100 degrees / 10 - 15 = KTS

Pressure:

30.00 IN HG

 

 

Temperature:

 83=20 degrees F

RH:

70%

 

 

 

 

Weather:

Showers and thunderstorms in the=20 vicinity

 

 

Solar=20 Activity:

N/A

 

 

Overall=20 probability of violating weather = constraints:

Primary=20 concern(s):

Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, = Anvil Cloud=20 Rule

 

 

Overall=20 probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour=20 delay:

Primary=20 concern(s):

Cumulus Cloud Rule, = Lightning Rule,=20 Anvil Cloud Rule

 

 

Overall=20 probability of violating weather constraints for 48 hour=20 delay:

Primary=20 concern(s):

Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, = Anvil Cloud=20 Rule

 

 

Sunrise:

9 June 03 / 0625 EDT

10 June 03 / 0625 = EDT

Moonrise/

(%=20 illum):

9 June 03 / 1514 EDT / = %

10 June 03 / 1619 EDT / = %

Sunset:

9 June 03 / 2019 EDT

10 June 03 / 2019 = EDT

Moonset:

10 June 03 / 0321 EDT

11 June 03 / 0358 = EDT

Next=20 forecast will be issued:

As = needed

 

 
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Jacques :-)
 
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