Storm__Fabian__________ Dropwindsonde Scientists__Aberson_________________________________________________

Flight ID__030902H_____ Flight Director__Shepard/Flaherty_________________________ Takeoff from __St. Croix___ at 145513 UTC

Mission ID__NOAA2 WX10A AVAPS Operators__Peek/Delgado_____________________________ Recovery at ___St. Croix___ at 000630 UTC

Drop #	Sonde ID #	Time (UTC)	Lat (°N)	Lon (°W)	Surface Pressure (mb)	Wind closest to surface dir/spd hgt (kt) (m)		BT SST (°C)	Eye, Eyewall, Rainband (direction)	Comments	Ob #
1	023535223	172123	20.31	60.28					EYEWALL SE	Launch detect delayed 1.5 min, no data
2	023555253	172156	20.34	60.32	979	14582	60		EYEWALL SE		3
3	032146066	172230	20.38	60.36	973	14095	13		EYEWALL SE	89 s launch deted delay	4
4	023618007	172259	20.41	60.39	966	12618	103		EYEWALL SE	Called, not timed. Spotty winds. Editsonde tried to flag all winds bad.	5
5	032318019	193329	20.76	61.09	952	03117	455	27.5	EYEWALL NW	-2.9 mb pbias	7
6	023535237	193346	20.77	61.11	953	34629	45		EYEWALL NW		8
7	023555249	193438	20.81	61.15					EYEWALL NW	19s launch det. delay, no data > 785 mb	6
8	023535394	193447	20.81	61.16	968	34096	32		EYEWALL NW		9
9	023618003	200035	20.51	61.08	956	28084	13		EYEWALL W	81 s launch detect delay	11
10	023555251	195941	20.49	61.15	962	28104	24		EYEWALL W	9 s launch detect delay, pbias 2.1 mb	12
11	023555256	195946	20.49	61.14	960	27079	55		EYEWALL W		13
12	032335114	200014	20.50	61.10	955	27063	32		EYEWALL W	pbias -3.7 mb	14
13	032335348	201516	20.68	60.78	959	12620	67		EYEWALL E EYEWALL E	8.5 s launch detect delay	15
14	023618004	201540	20.69	60.75	964	12095	39		EYEWALL E	pbias -3.1 mb	17
15	023555252	201553	20.70	60.73	966	13096	65		EYEWALL E	pbias -3.7 mb	18
16	023535392	201610	20.70	60.71	963	12093	10		EYEWALL E		19
17	023555254	203844	20.51	59.99	1002	15054	10			pbias -2.7 mb	20

Drop #	Sonde ID #	Time (UTC)	Lat (°N)	Lon (°W)	Surface Pressure (mb)	Wind closest to surface dir/spd hgt (kt) (m)		BT SST (°C)	Eye, Eyewall, Rainband (direction)	Comments	Ob #
18	023535393	204048	20.42	59.97	1003	15562	12				21
19	023535418	204410	20.28	59.95	1004	16541	10				22
20	023535416	204638	20.17	59.93	1004	16543	10			9 s launch detect delay, pbias 2.6 mb	23
21	023535426	210746	20.74	60.63	980	12601	10		EYEWALL E		25
22	032335320	210803	20.74	60.65	977	14590	34		EYEWALL E	pbias -5.0 mb	26
23	022815134	210821	20.74	60.67	976	13105	57		EYEWALL E	3.5 s launch detect delay	27
24	023555248	210851	20.74	60.71		14115	624		EYEWALL E	3.5 s launch det. del., no data > 920mb	28
25	023535424	211741	20.56	60.97	957	19109	111		EYEWALL SE	3.0 s launch detect delay	29
26	022918005	211810	20.54	60.94	959	18611	10		EYEWALL SE	pbias -3.2 mb	30
27	022945061	211825	20.52	60.93	965	20123	119		EYEWALL SE	pbias -3.5 mb	33
28	032335353	211840	20.51	60.92	966	20120	196		EYEWALL SE	pbias -4.2 mb	34
29	022945063	214117	20.50	60.00	1003	15540	10			4.0 s launch detect delay, pbias -2.2mb	35
30	022945068	214255	20.54	59.88	1005	15545	10			Pbias -4.5 pb	36
31	022945066	214627	20.62	59.80	1005	14547	10			pbias -4.9 mb	38
32	022918009	221207	20.99	60.84	977	10597	10		EYEWALL NE	pbias -3.5 mb	39
33	022918011	221243	20.97	60.87	974	10133	107		EYEWALL NE	3.5 s launch detect delay	40
34	022918007	221340	20.94	60.91	968	10615	*		EYEWALL NE	pbias -3.2 mb	41

Drop #	Sonde ID #	Time (UTC)	Lat (°N)	Lon (°W)	Surface Pressure (mb)	Wind closest to surface dir/spd hgt (kt) (m)		BT SST (°C)	Eye, Eyewall, Rainband (direction)	Comments	Ob #
35	022945058	222613	20.94	60.99	959	11138	257		EYEWALL		43
36	022815149	222652	20.99	60.97	964	10120	*		EYEWALL	4.0 s launch detect delay	44
37	022815136	222806	21.07	60.93	974	09626	51		EYEWALL	pbias -3.3 mb	45
38	022918002	224604	21.24	61.07	982	06580	10		EYEWALL	pbias -3.2 mb	46
39	022918008	224735	21.16	61.13	974	06612	*		EYEWALL	5.5 s launch detect delay	47
40	022945065	224845	21.09	61.17	964	06105	65		EYEWALL		48
41	022945060	224916	21.06	61.19	958	05125	*		EYEWALL	pbias -3.4 mb	50
42	022945055	230016	20.45	61.67	989	31570	17		RAINBAND	4.5 s launch detect delay, pbias -2.3 mb	51

* Editsonde would not provide height of the wind closest to the surface. ÿ