Sunday, February 23, 2014

Hot Air Balloon Rides in Orlando are "NO GO" for 2/24/14

Hot Air Balloon Rides in Orlando are  "NO GO" for 2/24/14

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Orlando FL [KMCO] hourly observation on the 23rd at 5:53pm EST (2253Z)
wind 360° at 13 knots, visibility 10 miles, 2,000 feet few, broken towering cumulus at 5,500 feet, 9,500 feet broken, 25,000 feet broken, temperature 22°C (72°F), dewpoint 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.04, automated station with precipitation discriminator, wind shift at 5:17pm EST (2217Z), rain began at 47 minutes past the hour and ended at 51 minutes past the hour, sea level pressure 30.03" Hg (1017.0 hPa), towering cumulus NE-E, less than 0.01 inch (water equivalent) of precipitation in the previous hour, temperature 22.2°C (72.0°F), dewpoint 17.2°C (63.0°F), maintenance required.


Terminal Forecasts

Orlando FL [KMCO] terminal forecast
issued on the 23rd at 6:20pm EST (2320Z), valid from the 23rd at 7pm EST (00Z) through the 24th at 7pm EST (24Z)
7pm EST (00Z)wind 360° at 5 knots, visibility greater than 6 miles, 2,000 feet few, 6,000 feet broken, 25,000 feet broken
1:00am EST (0600Z)wind calm, visibility greater than 6 miles, 500 feet overcast
4am (09Z)-7am EST (12Z)temporarily visibility 1/2 mile, fog, indefinite ceiling 200 feet
10:00am EST (1500Z)wind 270° at 6 knots, visibility greater than 6 miles, showers in the vicinity, 400 feet scattered, 1,500 feet broken
1:00pm EST (1800Z)wind 290° at 8 knots, visibility greater than 6 miles, thunderstorms in the vicinity, broken cumulonimbus at 2,500 feet.