PRESENT CONDITIONS AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FL
RIGHT NOW overcast weather conditions are there at kennedy space center. The visibility is barely 1.49 statue miles. cloud ceiling is 5997ft.
HERE ARE THE STANDARD CONDITION VS. PRESENT CONDITION
Space Shuttle Landing Weather Criteria
Simplified Daylight End-of-Mission (EOM) Landing at the Kennedy Space Center
Weather Parameter and Their Limits
Cloud ceiling height >= 8,000 ft <5997FT>***
Visibility >= 5 statute miles <1.49SM>***
Crosswind <= 15 knots
Headwind <= 25 knots
Tailwind <= 15 knots (peak)<6KM/HR>*
<= 10 knots (2 minute average)
Precipitation and thunderstorms Not allowed within 30 nautical miles of the landing runway.< NO PRECIPITATION RIGHT NOW. CHANCE OF RAINS BY 10:30AM>***
Turbulence <= Moderate
INDEX
* - ACCEPTABLE
*** - NOT ACCEPTABLE
METD WEATHER STILL GIVES A NO GO FOR LANDING ON MONDAY
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