Axiom-1 - L-3 Days

High pressure has moved east of Florida, creating southwesterly flow that brings warm, moisture-laden air to Central Florida. This set up, coupled with cool temperature aloft and a series of low pressure areas that develop in the Eastern U.S., will create scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms along the Space Coast for the next few days. On Thursday, a strong cold front will move across the Spaceport late in the evening, finally ending the unstable conditions. This regime change will be immediately noticeable Friday morning with cooler, drier air filtering in through the day. The primary launch weather concern Friday is any lingering mid-level cloudiness. Maximum upper-level winds will be from the southwest at 120 knots near 40,000 feet. On Saturday, a strong high pressure area will continue to build in, bringing gusty winds, with partly cloudy skies, lows in the 50s and high in the 70s. The primary launch weather concern Saturday will be liftoff winds. Maximum upper-level winds will be from the southwest at 140 knots near 40,000 feet. Expect a spectacular day Sunday with high pressure moving over the Florida peninsula weakening the winds. The primary weather concern remains liftoff winds in the event the high pressure center is a little slow moving into Florida. Maximum upper-level winds will be from the west at 80 knots near 35,000 feet.