Sonde Scientist | Sean White |
Sonde Scientist | Stan Goldenberg |
Visiting Scientist | Pay-Liam Lin |
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Sean White, Stan Goldenberg, and a guest scientist,conducted an NHC-tasked synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Isidore at the nominal time of 12 UTC/September 21. Take-off time was at 1:30 AM EDT from MacDill AFB and landed at 10:00 AM EDT at MacDill AFB, FL.
Mission Summary :
A phone call was made to the Hurricane Specialist on Duty, Lixion Avila. The following important information was relayed :
DROP LOCATIONS | |||
Drop # | LAT (d m) |
LON (d m) |
TIME (h:mm) |
1 | 25 30 | 84 00 | 0:22 |
2 | 24 22 | 82 45 | 0:35 |
3 | 23 15 | 81 30 | 0:49 |
4 | 24 00 | 79 00 | 1:09 |
5 | 22 00 | 77 00 | 1:32 |
6 | 21 15 | 75 30 | 1:45 |
7 | 19 45 | 74 00 | 2:05 |
8 | 19 45 | 76 00 | 2:21 |
9 | 19 45 | 78 00 | 2:36 |
10 | 20 37 | 79 45 | 2:52 |
11 | 21 30 | 81 30 | 3:08 |
12 | 20 00 | 83 30 | 3:28 |
13 | 18 30 | 82 30 | 3:42 |
14 | 17 00 | 81 30 | 3:57 |
15 | 17 00 | 83 22 | 4:12 |
16 | 17 00 | 85 15 | 4:27 |
17 | 19 15 | 85 52 | 4:46 |
18 | 21 30 | 86 30 | 5:05 |
19 | 23 00 | 87 30 | 5:20 |
20 | 23 30 | 89 30 | 5:36 |
21 | 21 30 | 92 00 | 6:01 |
22 | 23 19 | 92 00 | 6:16 |
23 | 25 10 | 92 00 | 6:31 |
24 | 27 00 | 92 00 | 6:46 |
25 | 27 30 | 89 30 | 7:06 |
26 | 26 00 | 89 30 | 7:18 |
27 | 25 30 | 87 00 | 7:38 |
28 | 27 30 | 87 00 | 7:55 |
29 | 27 30 | 85 00 | 8:10 |
TRACK DISTANCES | |||||
Drop # | LAT (d m) |
LON (d m) |
LEG (nm) |
TOTAL (nm) |
TIME (h:mm) |
0 | MACDILL | 0. | 0. | 0:00 | |
1 | 25 30 | 84 00 | 164. | 164. | 0:22 |
2 | 23 15 | 81 30 | 197. | 361. | 0:49 |
3 | 24 00 | 79 00 | 150. | 511. | 1:09 |
4 | 22 00 | 77 00 | 166. | 678. | 1:32 |
5 | 20 30 | 74 00 | 196. | 873. | 1:59 |
6 | 19 45 | 74 00 | 45. | 918. | 2:05 |
7 | 19 45 | 78 00 | 233. | 1151. | 2:36 |
8 | 21 30 | 81 30 | 229. | 1380. | 3:08 |
9 | 20 00 | 83 30 | 147. | 1527. | 3:28 |
10 | 17 00 | 81 30 | 215. | 1741. | 3:57 |
11 | 17 00 | 85 15 | 220. | 1961. | 4:27 |
12 | 21 30 | 86 30 | 280. | 2241. | 5:05 |
13 | 23 00 | 87 30 | 107. | 2348. | 5:20 |
14 | 23 30 | 89 30 | 119. | 2467. | 5:36 |
15 | 21 30 | 92 00 | 188. | 2654. | 6:01 |
16 | 27 00 | 92 00 | 330. | 2984. | 6:46 |
17 | 27 30 | 89 30 | 145. | 3129. | 7:06 |
18 | 26 00 | 89 30 | 90. | 3219. | 7:18 |
19 | 25 30 | 87 00 | 145. | 3364. | 7:38 |
20 | 27 30 | 87 00 | 120. | 3484. | 7:55 |
21 | 27 30 | 85 00 | 113. | 3597. | 8:10 |
22 | MACDILL | 142. | 3739. | 8:29 |
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