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STS-107 END OF MISSION
LANDING WEATHER FORECAST
SPACEFLIGHT METEOROLOGY GROUP
Forecaster:  G. Wayne Baggett

ISSUED:  Thursday, January 30, 2003

George H. Diller               Rob Navias
NASA Kennedy Space Center      NASA Johnson Space Center
321/867-2468                   281/483-5111

WEATHER SYNOPSIS:  High pressure over on Texas Saturday morning will 
build eastward across the gulf states creating drying conditions over 
Florida for Saturday's landing opportunities.   On Sunday, winds begin 
turning to the northeast creating a slight c hance of broken cloud 
ceiling below 5 thousand feet, but generally good weather otherwise.  
Acceptable weather is expected at KSC for Monday's landing 
opportunities in the event of two wave-off days.  

No weather constraints are expected at Edwards or White Sands on 
Saturday, but winds will increase at Edwards for the later opportunity 
Saturday as a cold front mover through Southern California.  Sunday 
and Monday opportunities should have acceptable we ather except for 
strong winds and blowing dust at White Sands on Sunday.

END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 2/1/03

Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
Valid 9:16 AM EST / 8:16 AM CST

Clouds:		Few 3,500
		Scattered 25,000
Visibility:     7 miles
Winds:          300 degrees/6 knots, peak 9 knots
Temperature:            58 degrees
Dew Point:              49 degrees
Relative humidity:      63%
Precipitation:          None


Edwards Air Force Base
Valid 10:42 AM EDT / 9:42 AM CST

Clouds:		Scattered 25,000
Visibility:     7 miles
Winds:  240 degrees/8 knots, peak 13 knots

Remarks:  Wind 260 degrees/12 knots, peak 8 knots for 2nd opportunity

Precipitation:	None
WAVE-OFF LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 2/02/03

Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
Valid 7:39 AM EST / 6:39 AM CST

Clouds:	Scattered 3,500
Visibility:     7 miles
Winds:  040 degrees/7 knots, peak 10 knots
Temperature:            65
Dew Point:              60
Relative humidity:      78%

Remarks:	Slight Chance of broken clouds at 3,500 feet

Precipitation:	None


Edwards Air Force Base
Valid 10:39 EST / 9:39 CST

Clouds:		Few 12,000
		Few 25,000
Visibility:     7 miles
Winds:          030 degrees/13 knots, peak 23 knots
Precipitation:  None

NOAA National Weather Service
Spaceflight Meteorology Group
Johnson Space Center

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