Storm Claudette Dropwindsonde ScientistsMike Black, Brian Etherton
Flight ID 030711N1 Flight Director Paul Flaherty Takeoff from MacDill at 1740 UTC
Mission ID 1004A Claudette AVAPS Operators Chris Hornbrook Recovery at MacDill at 0130 UTC
Drop # | Sonde ID # | Time (UTC) | Lat (°N) | Lon (°W) | Surface Pressure (mb) | Wind closest to surface | DLM wind (kt) | Comments | SATCOM tries | Ob # | |
1 | 022525050 | 180837 | 26.45 | 86.31 | . | . | . | . | 100% low-mid CU | 1 | 1 |
2 | 0250180808 | 182348 | 25.48 | 84.51 | . | . | . | . | 100% mid-high cloud | 1 | 2 |
3 | 021925082 | 184158 | 23.50 | 83.56 | . | . | . | . | 100% deep cloud | 2 | 3 |
4 | 022625123 | 190044 | 21.89 | 85.03 | . | . | . | . | 100% deep cloud | 1 | 4 |
5 | 022615259 | 191726 | 20.07 | 84.11 | 1015.2 | . | . | . | 100% deep cloud | 1 | 5 |
6 | 025045256 | 193608 | 20.06 | 86.45 | 1012.6 | . | . | . | 100% low cu, south of storm | 3 | 6 |
7 | 022615267 | 194901 | 21.56 | 86.80 | 1011.9 | . | . | . | 100% cirrus - near center? | 10 | 7 |
8 | 022945144 | 201532 | 24.49 | 88.27 | . | . | . | . | 100% high-mid | 1 | 8 |
9 | 022945083 | 203405 | 25.46 | 90.50 | . | . | . | . | 10% few mid, few low, some bad winds | 2 | 9 |
9b | 025045245 | 203753 | 25.27 | 90.89 | . | . | . | . | 10% few mid, few low | 1 | 10 |
10 | 022945141 | 205600 | 23.95 | 92.52 | . | . | . | . | 30% sct cu, low level | 1 | 11 |
11 | 022625120 | 211532 | 22.47 | 94.16 | . | . | . | . | 20% few/sct cu low | 4 | 12 |
12 | 022615266 | 213443 | 20.76 | 92.74 | 1012.4 | . | . | . | 10% few low, plane in light turbulence | 2 | 13 |
13 | 022945081 | 215255 | 19.19 | 91.41 | 1011.3 | . | . | . | 20% cu | 1 | 14 |
14 | 022625062 | 222311 | 19.05 | 95.03 | 1014.1 | . | . | . | 10% | 3 | 15 |
15 | 022625175 | 224048 | . | . | 1014.2 | . | . | . | 10% intermittent wind | 1 | 16 |
16 | 022625061 | 232945 | 26.0 | 95.01 | 1016.1 | . | . | . | . | 3 | 17 |
17 | 025018069 | 234936 | 28.41 | 94.91 | 1016.5 | . | . | . | 5% cu | . | 18 |
18 | 022625053 | 000944 | 27.51 | 92.48 | 1012.0 | . | . | . | 5% | . | 20 |
19 | 022615261 | 002736 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 21 |
20 | 021925219 | 195658 | 22.5 | 87.01 | 1016.9 | . | . | . | ?- resent to HAPS | 2 | 19 |
21 | 022615232 | 004140 | 27.5 | 87.9 | 1018.6 | . | . | . | . | . | 22 |
22 | 022945143 | 005122 | 28.5 | 85.98 | . | . | . | . | 70% stro-cu | 1 | 24 |
23 | 022945145 | 230435 | . | . | . | . | . | . | Resent to HAPS | 1 | 23 |
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