METD WEATHER GIVES"NO GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO LAND ON MONDAY

METD WEATHER
AKSHAY DEORAS,
EXTREME WEATHER FORECASTER

CONCERNING- STS 131 LANDING

Space shuttle discovery has been given a NO GO by METD Weather's Extreme Weather forecaster Akshay Deoras for landing on orbits 222,223 during the morning hours at kennedy space center florida on Monday. The RAINS are the main reason for the second delay

HERE ARE THE STANDARD FLIGHT RULES WITH TOMORROWS CONDITIONS

Space Shuttle Landing Weather Criteria
Simplified Daylight End-of-Mission (EOM) Landing at the Kennedy Space Center
Weather Parameter and Their Limits

standard

Cloud ceiling height>= 8,000 ft---<15000FT ALOFT. FEW 9000FT EXP>***
Visibility >= 5 statute miles< MORE THAN 5SM ON MON>*
Crosswind <= 15 knots *
Headwind <= 25 knots*
Tailwind <= 15 knots (peak)<5 KT ON MON>*
<= 10 knots (2 minute average)
Precipitation and thunderstorms Not allowed within 30 nautical miles of the landing runway.< MORE THAN A INCH PRECIPITATION WITHIN LANDING LIMITS>***
Turbulence <= Moderate< LESS>*

INDEX-
* - ACCEPTABLE
*** - NOT ACCEPTABLE

A HEAVY BAND OF RAINS WILL BE THERE AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FL WHICH WILL MAKE LANDING IMPOSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION IS HIGH WITH SLIGHT AND ACCEPTABLE WINDS
LANDING ON MONDAY AT ORBIT 223 IS ALSO DIFFICULT AS THERE WILL BE RAIN

LANDING ON TUESDAY IS POSSIBLE DUE TO LESS CHANCE OF RAIN IN MORNING HOURS WITH ACCPETABLE WINDS AND CLOUD CEILING.