Ferchi

Synoptic Discussion: "Currently, the Bermuda high pressure ridge is located over the Florida Straits resulting in southwesterly flow over Central Florida. This pattern causes afternoon thunderstorms to migrate toward the east coast of Florida; therefore, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will continue to have afternoon thunderstorms for the next two days. By launch day, the ridge will migrate to the north, causing easterly flow to set in over Central Florida. Morning coastal showers will affect KSC, and afternoon thunderstorms will migrate inland. Still, trough of low pressure over Central Florida could enhance offshore showers and thunderstorms, and upper-level winds from the east may cause anvils from thunderstorms offshore over the Gulf Stream to advect west toward the coast."Our primary concerns for launch are anvil clouds from thunderstorms offshore and showers and thunderstorms within 20NM of the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)."