Sonde Scientist | Sean White |
Sonde Scientist | Shirley Murillo |
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Sean White and Shirley Murillo, conducted an NHC-tasked synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Lili at the nominal time of 12 UTC/October 2. Take-off time was at 1:30 AM EDT from MacDill AFB and landed at 10 AM EDT in MacDill AFB, FL.
Mission Summary :
A phone call was made to the Hurricane Specialist on Duty. The following important information was relayed :
DROP LOCATIONS | |||
Drop # | LAT (d m) |
LON (d m) |
TIME (h:mm) |
1 | 26 13 | 83 56 | 0:17 |
2 | 24 35 | 85 21 | 0:34 |
3 | 22 17 | 85 10 | 0:53 |
4 | 20 00 | 85 00 | 1:12 |
5 | 22 33 | 86 12 | 1:35 |
6 | 21 36 | 88 30 | 1:54 |
7 | 22 33 | 90 47 | 2:14 |
8 | 22 22 | 92 51 | 2:30 |
9 | 22 11 | 94 55 | 2:47 |
10 | 22 00 | 97 00 | 3:03 |
11 | 24 00 | 97 00 | 3:20 |
12 | 24 00 | 95 00 | 3:35 |
13 | 26 00 | 95 00 | 3:52 |
14 | 28 00 | 95 00 | 4:08 |
15 | 28 00 | 93 00 | 4:23 |
16 | 26 00 | 93 00 | 4:40 |
17 | 24 00 | 93 00 | 4:56 |
18 | 24 33 | 91 38 | 5:08 |
19 | 26 38 | 90 48 | 5:26 |
20 | 27 35 | 88 30 | 5:45 |
21 | 26 38 | 86 11 | 6:05 |
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 | 24 36 | 85 21 | 180/90 | 253. | 253. | 0:34 |
2 | 20 00 | 85 00 | 277. | 530. | 1:12 | |
3 | 22 33 | 86 12 | 180/135 | 168. | 698. | 1:35 |
4 | 21 36 | 88 30 | 180/180 | 145. | 843. | 1:54 |
5 | 22 33 | 90 48 | 180/225 | 145. | 988. | 2:14 |
6 | 22 00 | 97 00 | 359. | 1347. | 3:03 | |
7 | 24 00 | 97 00 | 120. | 1467. | 3:20 | |
8 | 24 00 | 95 00 | 115. | 1582. | 3:35 | |
9 | 28 00 | 95 00 | 240. | 1822. | 4:08 | |
10 | 28 00 | 93 00 | 113. | 1934. | 4:23 | |
11 | 24 00 | 93 00 | 240. | 2174. | 4:56 | |
12 | 24 33 | 91 39 | 180/269 | 84. | 2259. | 5:08 |
13 | 26 39 | 90 48 | 180/315 | 135. | 2393. | 5:26 |
14 | 27 36 | 88 30 | 180/ 0 | 142. | 2536. | 5:45 |
15 | 26 39 | 86 12 | 180/45 | 142. | 2678. | 6:05 |
16 | MACDILL | 220. | 2898. | 6:35 |
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