Need quick wind advice for Cocoa/Titusville

[Gulfripper]

My family is heading over to watch the shuttle launch tommorow and it looks like possible wind.

http://www.windalert.com/en-us/Searc...x?spotid=10671
http://www.windfinder.com/weatherfor...erie_down_park
http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/merritt_island

Just wondering if anybody familiar with the area would chime in. Im in Tampa and its 6+ hours of driving maybe more with last shuttle launch. Im gonna leave at 5 am probably. Think its worth the drive? I have a place to stay in titusville so I was gonna try to go to parrish park or head to manatee. My kite sizes are 13.5 and 11.5.

[Gulfripper]

I dont know though may stay here in clearwater.

Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Rainfall may reach one inch.

Might rain but better than getting bunked across the state.

Windalert doesnt show winds for tommorow but windffinder does.

I dont get it, sometime the report says its gonna be awsome and we have 3 knot winds. Its hard to drive across the state when the last 3 times it said 15 knots it didnt break 8.

[ricki]

I am not in the area but well to the SE. I hope the shuttle launch goes off given the current forecast, it may or may not. I don't think storms and launches mix all that well.

The NWS land forecast:

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. South southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

This is the NWS marine forecast for the area:

Tonight...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Friday...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Friday Night...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Saturday...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Numerous showers and thunderstorms.

Saturday Night...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Sunday...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Originally Posted by Gulfripper

My family is heading over to watch the shuttle launch tommorow and it looks like possible wind.

http://www.windalert.com/en-us/Searc...x?spotid=10671
http://www.windfinder.com/weatherfor...erie_down_park
http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/merritt_island

Just wondering if anybody familiar with the area would chime in. Im in Tampa and its 6+ hours of driving maybe more with last shuttle launch. Im gonna leave at 5 am probably. Think its worth the drive? I have a place to stay in titusville so I was gonna try to go to parrish park or head to manatee. My kite sizes are 13.5 and 11.5.

The numerous showers (and likely embedded squalls) could make kiting a bad prospect. Perhaps wait until the 5 am forecast from NWS.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/