trinibaje
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Today's Shuttle launch has been scrubbed at about 1:35pm due to a faulty fuel sensor in the main fuel tank......
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Frank P
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just got word that the shuttle launch has been scrubbed for today.
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Frank P
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Probably more than a 24 hour turnaround to get it back in the count...
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Colleen A.
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Well, unfortunately, the Discovery will not be launching today...not due to weather. Faulty fuel tank sensors have scrubbed the launch. No date set for a new launch yet. NASA: "IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO REMEDY PROBLEM". Better safe than sorry, that's for sure. 
Looks like the inland storms are going to pop sometime soon; most likely on my way to the airport. 
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MadDog
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Alrighty then, I'm officially addicted to this website. I couldn't connect/refresh for about 10 minutes and started to feel withdrawals. Imagine how bad it would have been if a hurricane landfall had been imminent. (sure hope I spelled it correctly).
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Frank P
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yeah they have four liquid level sensors in the large external fuel tank that contains liquid hydrogen... the launch commit criteria requires all four to be working ... apparently one was not... could be sensor in the tank which would be bad news or perhaps a wiring problem, or even software issue...
I'm assuming this is the problem from info I'm getting from ... but not 100% positive... regardless, safety of fiight comes first as it should...
Edited by Frank P (Wed Jul 13 2005 06:05 PM)
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Katie
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I am bummed. I was looking forward to the launch. Even had my video camera at work with me today. Darn.
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Neuro
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Newbie Question:
These computer maps have very different UKMETs
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200505_model.html
http://flhurricane.com/modelanimator.php?storm=5&Year=2005 (click on last to get most recent)
What's the difference?
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Lake Toho - Kissimmee
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One is up to date the other is not. The one from weatherunderground is current.
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Lysis
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2pm is out. "Emily is not strengthening". Hurricane watches discontinued.
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Edited by Lysis (Wed Jul 13 2005 06:15 PM)
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Frank P
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you are not using the latest run out to 144 hours
http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/ukmtc2.cg...;hour=Animation
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Frank P
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well if they can't get access to the sensor they will have to roll back to the VAB.... big hit to schedule unfortunately if this comes to fruition..
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jr928
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it's time for tx and mehico to worry , we can get back to work
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jr928
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this looks like joe bastardi's forcast everytime one gets close
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Perhaps since we have 1. eminent, 2. imminent, 3. immanent; we should simply use the word expected. 
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scottsvb
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The midlevel ridge to the N of Emily is sliding east. Its now located near 52W compared to yesterdays 58-60W. Emily has already jumped just N of west and will begin moving wnw to almost nw at times. There is a strong mid and upper high in the gulf with a branch extending to the midatlantic. A trough extends in the atlantic down to the bahamas to eastern cuba where a weak midlevel low is. This combined with Emily being sw of the small ridge will push her wnw-nw. Computer models are split almost from the start. ( genereally the best model in the tropics) continues Emily more w-wnw and takes her towards belieze and the Yucitan......GFS and takes her near Jamaica and near Cancun,Mex or just north of there. Canadian and UkMet are towards the SE gulf on a track very simular to . Current thinking is that the ridge over the Gulf will stay in place for awhile longer and the ridge over the midatlantic will be strong but not maybe as strong as forecasted earlier. Also this ridge might be slightly further off in the atlantic. So there should be a weakness that continues near the bahamas and south florida. remenents will continue over the Ohio valley and get stretched out between the ridges to its south and east and a trough coming into the plains and great lakes by early this weekend.
I feel there is more toss up to what Emily might do then 24 hrs ago when I felt she will stay south and follow what the current was saying...and it still could. The weak trough near Cuba and the bahamas stretching in the atlantic might not pick her up enough to bring her towards Cuba. Also though I think the ridge off the mid-atlantic might be further out by the weekend. The Gulf ridge I feel will win out over the midatlantic one causeing more weakness then forcasted over the bahamas. This should drive Emily more towards Cuba and very simular to . Now not sure yet on landfall in the U.S. The ridge will be strong in the Gulf and could then steer Emily more west towards the Cancun area and Texas-Mexico or it could find even more weakness and head N. Right now its hard to tell.
Only way for this system to head up to Florida or the Bahamas would be for a stronger trough off the bahamas and florida and the ridge in the gulf to slide alittle more W ( which isnt out of the question).
Overall expect a wnw-nw path to near Jamaica and Cuba for now then more w feeling the ridge in the gulf.........
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I just wanted to chime in and let y'all know that some of the 'we' on this board are indeed living in Texas (dunno about Mexico). Go on to work tho, I am not fixin to worry about Emily just yet. Way too early.
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CaneTrackerInSoFl
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Is it just me, or does it seem the low level center is on the edge of the convection in the last few visible images even rearing its head for a few secs?
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Tropics Guy
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Based on the latest sat pics looks like Emily is beginning to strengthen as she heads for Greneda, also looks like a little bit N of due west now.
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jr928
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sorry we texans
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