Mission Summary
20020924N1 Aircraft 49RF
Synoptic Surveillance flight
around Hurricane Isidore 2002

Scientific Crew (49RF)
Sonde ScientistStan Goldenberg
Sonde ScientistSean White
Mission Plan :

The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Stan Goldenberg and Sean White, is conducting an NHC-tasked synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Isidore at the nominal time of 00 UTC/September 24. Take-off time will be at 1:30 PM EDT from MacDill AFB and landing at 10:00 PM EDT at MacDill AFB, FL.

Mission Summary :

A phone call was made at 8:45 PM (EDT) to the Hurricane Specialist on Duty, Richard Pasch. The following important information was relayed :

  1. There are strong winds at low levels throughout the Gulf of Mexico with surface winds up to 45 kt.
  2. The subtropical ridge axis was near 26°N at 250 mb to north of 27.5°N from 400 mb downward.
  3. There is ridging at 200 mb with very warm temperatures. The anticyclone is displaced 800 km to the west of the center, and the circulation extends to 200 mb.
  4. The deep-layer mean only shows the storm circulation.
  5. The air is dry in the western Gulf of Mexico at 700 mb in one sounding.

PDF plots of drop data

Isidore
PLANNED mission drops
Aircraft: N49RF Takeoff: 24/1730Z Landed: 25/0200Z
DROP LOCATIONS
Drop # LAT
(d m)		 LON
(d m)		 TIME
(h:mm)
1 25 0085 000:30
2 23 1583 000:51
3 22 1585 051:09
4 20 0085 001:28
5 19 0087 001:46
6 21 1586 302:04
7 23 0087 002:19
8 23 0088 452:33
9 25 0087 302:52
10 25 0089 303:08
11 25 0091 303:23
12 25 0093 303:39
13 23 2894 003:52
14 21 5794 304:05
15 19 3693 164:27
16 19 0991 244:42
17 19 0095 305:15
18 20 3096 305:29
19 22 0097 305:44
20 23 4996 406:00
21 25 4095 496:16
22 27 3095 006:33
23 27 3492 306:52
24 27 3890 007:11
25 27 4287 307:30
26 27 4685 007:50

Isidore
PLANNED mission turns
Aircraft: N49RF Takeoff: 24/1730Z Landing: 25/0200Z
TRACK DISTANCES
Drop # LAT
(d m)		 LON
(d m)		 RAD/AZM
(nm/dg)		 LEG
(nm)		 TOTAL
(nm)		 TIME
(h:mm)
0MACDILL0.0. 0:00
125 00 85 00222. 222. 0:30
223 15 83 00155. 377. 0:51
322 15 85 06135. 512. 1:09
420 00 85 00135. 647. 1:28
519 00 87 00131. 778. 1:46
621 15 86 30138. 916. 2:04
723 00 87 00109.1025. 2:19
823 00 88 45101.1126. 2:33
925 00 87 30140.1266. 2:52
1025 00 93 30343.1608. 3:39
1121 57 94 31 180/269 192.1800. 4:05
1219 36 93 16 180/215 158.1958. 4:27
1319 10 91 24 170/180 112.2071. 4:42
1419 00 95 30239.2310. 5:15
1522 00 97 30214.2524. 5:44
1627 30 95 00360.2884. 6:33
17MACDILL705.3589. 8:09

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