Thursday, March 06, 2014

Hot Air Balloon Rides in Orlando are "NO GO" for 3/6/14

Hot Air Balloon Rides in Orlando are  "NO GO" for 3/6/14

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Orlando FL [KMCO] hourly observation on the 6th at 3:53am EST (0853Z)
wind 030° at 6 knots, visibility 1 mile, runway 35L visual range greater than 6,000 feet, 400 feet overcast, temperature 16°C (61°F), dewpoint 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.94, automated station with precipitation discriminator, surface visibility 7 miles, sea level pressure 29.93" Hg (1013.5 hPa), temperature 16.1°C (61.0°F), dewpoint 14.4°C (57.9°F), 3-hour barometric pressure steady or increasing then decreasing, or decreasing then decreasing more rapidly by 0.103" Hg (3.5 hPa).


Terminal Forecasts

Orlando FL [KMCO] amended terminal forecast
issued on the 6th at 4:01am EST (0901Z), valid from the 6th at 4am EST (09Z) through the 7th at 1am EST (06Z)
4am EST (09Z)wind 050° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, 400 feet overcast
7:00am EST (1200Z)wind 070° at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, rain showers, 2,000 feet broken, 3,000 feet overcast
10:00am EST (1500Z)wind 140° at 13 knots gusting to 19 knots, visibility greater than 6 miles, 2,500 feet broken, 3,500 feet overcast
12n (17Z)-3pm EST (20Z)temporarily visibility 1 mile, thunderstorms with heavy rain, broken cumulonimbus at 1,500 feet, 2,500 feet overcast
4:00pm EST (2100Z)wind 210° at 13 knots gusting to 19 knots, visibility greater than 6 miles, thunderstorms in the vicinity, scattered cumulonimbus at 2,000 feet, 3,000 feet overcast
7:00pm EST (0000Z)wind 240° at 14 knots, visibility greater than 6 miles, 2,000 feet scattered, 3,000 feet overcast.