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13 years 5 months ago #4740 by dlindbergh
Sunday looking better than Saturday... was created by dlindbergh
As of 4:30pm Thursday - per NOAA:

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind between 11 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. :ohmy:

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind between 7 and 15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

--Dave

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13 years 5 months ago #4742 by billspad
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Can we have Saturday\'s temperature with Sunday\'s wind?

If that forecast holds it will be Sunday. That kind of wind is neither safe nor pleasant.

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13 years 5 months ago #4745 by gfortin
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I\'d trade off lower temps for calmer winds and vote Sunday.

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13 years 5 months ago #4746 by BiggerHigherFaster
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Who makes this call and how far in advance is it known?

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13 years 5 months ago #4748 by Boris Katan
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Bill S. makes the call.

As weather is variable, most often the call is made 8am the day of the launch and posted on the website. On rare occasions earlier.

If the predictions don\'t change, I too prefer the idea of launching Sunday.

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13 years 5 months ago #4749 by billspad
Replied by billspad on topic Re:Sunday looking better than Saturday...
Boris Katan wrote:

Bill S. makes the call.


And it\'s the part of being CMASS president that I like the least.

As weather is variable, most often the call is made 8am the day of the launch and posted on the website. On rare occasions earlier.

If the predictions don\'t change, I too prefer the idea of launching Sunday.


The forecast is really strange. Usually the wind peaks mid day and starts dying down just as we\'re tearing down the range. This time they\'re calling for significant wind well into the evening. This would put the night launch in jeopardy. I\'ll try to make the call on Friday night but if the forecasts start changing I\'ll have to wait do Saturday morning.

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