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Rocket: Delta 2 (7925)
Payload: MiTEx
Date: June 21, 2006
Window: 5:34-9:34 p.m. EDT (2134-0134 GMT)
Site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Satellite feed: AMC 1, Transponder 17, C-band, 103° West

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Launch weather forecast
Posted: June 19, 2006

 Forecast for Wednesday, June 21

Issued: Monday, June 19
Launch Weather Officer: Joel Tumbiolo, 45th Weather Squadron

Synoptic Discussion: "No changes to forecast reasoning with overall favorable conditions expected. Surface high pressure ridge axis will be positioned north of the region, resulting in a continuation of low level layer easterly flow. This pattern typically indicates early sea breeze development which moves quickly inland during the afternoon. Westward moving late morning, early afternoon thundershowers along the coast and afternoon inland thunderstorms accompany this pattern. At the beginning of the launch window most of the activity will be concentrated over the central interior and western half of the FL Peninsula. This overall pattern is expected to last most of the upcoming week."

Clouds: Cumulus Scattered at 3,000 feet and tops at 10,000 feet; Altocumulus Scattered at 12,000 feet and tops at 15,000 feet; Cirrus Scattered at 25,000 feet and tops at 26,000 feet

Visibility: 10 miles

Launch Pad Winds: Easterly from 100 degrees at 10 gusting to 15 knots

Temperature: 82 to 84 degrees F

Relative Humidity: 70 percent

Weather: Showers in the vicinity offshore; Isolated thunderstorm west

Probability of Violating Weather Constraints: 30 percent

Concerns: Anvil Cloud Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule

 

 Forecast for 24-hour delay

Thursday's Probability of Violating Constraints: 30 percent
Concerns: Anvil Cloud Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule

 

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