Sonde Scientist | Stan Goldenberg |
Sonde Scientist | Sean White |
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 :
DROP LOCATIONS | |||
Drop # | LAT (d m) |
LON (d m) |
TIME (h:mm) |
1 | 25 00 | 85 00 | 0:30 |
2 | 23 15 | 83 00 | 0:51 |
3 | 22 15 | 85 05 | 1:09 |
4 | 20 00 | 85 00 | 1:28 |
5 | 19 00 | 87 00 | 1:46 |
6 | 21 15 | 86 30 | 2:04 |
7 | 23 00 | 87 00 | 2:19 |
8 | 23 00 | 88 45 | 2:33 |
9 | 25 00 | 87 30 | 2:52 |
10 | 25 00 | 89 30 | 3:08 |
11 | 25 00 | 91 30 | 3:23 |
12 | 25 00 | 93 30 | 3:39 |
13 | 23 28 | 94 00 | 3:52 |
14 | 21 57 | 94 30 | 4:05 |
15 | 19 36 | 93 16 | 4:27 |
16 | 19 09 | 91 24 | 4:42 |
17 | 19 00 | 95 30 | 5:15 |
18 | 20 30 | 96 30 | 5:29 |
19 | 22 00 | 97 30 | 5:44 |
20 | 23 49 | 96 40 | 6:00 |
21 | 25 40 | 95 49 | 6:16 |
22 | 27 30 | 95 00 | 6:33 |
23 | 27 34 | 92 30 | 6:52 |
24 | 27 38 | 90 00 | 7:11 |
25 | 27 42 | 87 30 | 7:30 |
26 | 27 46 | 85 00 | 7:50 |
TRACK DISTANCES | ||||||
Drop # | LAT (d m) |
LON (d m) |
RAD/AZM (nm/dg) |
LEG (nm) |
TOTAL (nm) |
TIME (h:mm) |
0 | MACDILL | 0. | 0. | 0:00 | ||
1 | 25 00 | 85 00 | 222. | 222. | 0:30 | |
2 | 23 15 | 83 00 | 155. | 377. | 0:51 | |
3 | 22 15 | 85 06 | 135. | 512. | 1:09 | |
4 | 20 00 | 85 00 | 135. | 647. | 1:28 | |
5 | 19 00 | 87 00 | 131. | 778. | 1:46 | |
6 | 21 15 | 86 30 | 138. | 916. | 2:04 | |
7 | 23 00 | 87 00 | 109. | 1025. | 2:19 | |
8 | 23 00 | 88 45 | 101. | 1126. | 2:33 | |
9 | 25 00 | 87 30 | 140. | 1266. | 2:52 | |
10 | 25 00 | 93 30 | 343. | 1608. | 3:39 | |
11 | 21 57 | 94 31 | 180/269 | 192. | 1800. | 4:05 |
12 | 19 36 | 93 16 | 180/215 | 158. | 1958. | 4:27 |
13 | 19 10 | 91 24 | 170/180 | 112. | 2071. | 4:42 |
14 | 19 00 | 95 30 | 239. | 2310. | 5:15 | |
15 | 22 00 | 97 30 | 214. | 2524. | 5:44 | |
16 | 27 30 | 95 00 | 360. | 2884. | 6:33 | |
17 | MACDILL | 705. | 3589. | 8:09 |
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