HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Gabrielle                  Flight Director Tom Shepherd
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Flight ID 010916H                Dropwindsonde Scientists P.Dodge, Aberson, Eastin                           Takeoff  182150  UTC
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Mission ID WX08A Gabrielle       AVAPS Operators J. Delgado                                                  Landing   0246   UTC
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| Drop    Sonde     Time    Lat    Lon  Surface   10m     MBL     BT     Location       Comments                                   |
|  #      ID #      (UTC)   (°N)  (°W) Pressure   Wind    Wind    SST    Comment                                                   |
|                                        (mb)     (kt)    (kt)   (°C)                                                              |
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|  1    011245414  201606  31.03  75.05 1007.6  ------- -------                         In very dry air; fast fall...no winds      |
|  2    011245256  201754  31.08  75.12 1008.6  345° 25 345° 29                         Backup; winds good                         |
|  3    011245037  203649  31.97  73.63 ------  ------- -------  25.9                   No launch detect; BT good                  |
|  4    011245261  204612  32.55  73.12 1000.2  335° 47 345° 47         W Eyewall                                                  |
|  5    011245252  205919  33.29  72.27  993.0    5° 43  10° 49  27.0   Near Center     50 kt winds at sfc.                        |
|  6    011245032  211359  33.90  71.54  994.9   55° 21  80° 12  26.5                                                              |
|  7    011245278  213207  33.75  72.89 1002.2  355° 34   5° 39                         Calm sea                                   |
|  8    990845039  213907  33.50  72.32   994   355° 52   5° 76         W Eyewall       59 kts SFC                                 |
|  9    011245413  214422  33.57  71.89  992.5   65° 11  70° 08  25.9      Eye                                                     |
|  10   994015064  215539  33.07  71.11   992   195° 35 195° 48  26.7                                                              |
|  11   011245233  220831  34.02  71.04 ------  ------- -------  26.7   Rainband        PT fail at 800 mb                          |
|  12   003115200  221029  34.19  71.09  992.7   55° 60  60° 58  26.2      RB           Middle of convective band                  |
|  13   003115311  221544  34.58  71.23  1001    40° 40  40° 57  26.5                                                              |
|  14   003115252  222430  34.22  71.55  998.4   30° 49  30° 61  26.9   N Eyewall                                                  |
|  15   003115250  223953  33.13  71.54   991   295° 13 300° 13  Bad                    -2.3 mb pressure bias; clear               |
|  16   003155201  225402  32.87  70.21  991.4  185° 53 190° 57  26.5      RB                                                      |
|  17   003115220  225802  33.14  70.00  996.5  180° 44 180° 55  ----      RB                                                      |
|  18   003338079  230202  33.50  69.91  997.5  170° 39 175° 52  26.5      RB                                                      |
|  19   011245031  230604  33.85  69.93 ------  ------- -------            RB           No launch detect, T RH available           |
|  20   003438033  230712  33.93  69.96  997.9  115° 33 140° 38  26.5      RB                                                      |
|  21   003135325  231021  34.14  70.11  997.7  105° 41 115° 46  26.5      RB                                                      |
|  22   993915105  231402  34.21  70.44  996.0   85° 34 105° 31  26.5      RB           Low-level dry                              |
|  23   003338147  231812  34.19  70.81  995.5   80° 16  85° 22  26.5      RB           Launch detect delay; 2.6 mb bias           |
|  24   003115221  232201  34.05  71.08  992.1   35° 42  25° 33            RB           -2.4 mb P bias                             |
|  25   011245262  234116  34.40  71.03  996.9   25° 62 -------            RB           62 kt at surface; in middle of band        |
|  26   003115207  234859  34.88  70.97 1002.1   60° 48  60° 52            RB           NW of eye                                  |
|  27   003338075  235403  34.66  71.22 1001.0   50° 43  50° 55            RB                                                      |
|  28   003148111  235906  34.28  71.45  999.8   35° 46  35° 55            RB           Late launch detect, W of center            |
|  29   003248083  000800  33.78  71.48  997.2    5° 52  10° 75         W Eyewall       Strange RH                                 |
|  30   003338078  001409  35.59  71.12  995.3  360° 68 360° 80                                                                    |
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