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STS-100 Landing Weather Forecast
COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Updated: 04:30 a.m., May 1, 2001

Source: Spaceflight Meteorology Group, Johnson Space Center

ISSUED: 04/30/01
VALID: 05/01/01


 Forecast for Tuesday, May 1


Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Winds: From 80 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 18 knots
Maximum crosswind component: 17 knots
Clouds: 3K scattered, 10K broken, 25K overcast
Rain: Chance of showers within 30 nautical miles
Visibility: 7 miles
CONCERNS: Showers, high crosswinds, broken clouds at 3,000 feet

Edwards Air Force Base, California
Winds: Variable at 6 knots
Clouds: Clear
Rain: None
Visibility: 7 miles
CONCERNS: None

Northrup Strip/White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico
Winds: 270 at 5 knots with gusts to 8 knots
Clouds: 2.5K scattered
Rain: None
Visibility: 7 miles
CONCERNS: None

 

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