HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm TD10 (Humberto)            Flight Director Damiano
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Flight ID 010922H                Dropwindsonde Scientists Gamache, Dodge, Landsea, Goldenberg                Takeoff  155032  UTC
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Mission ID WX10A CYCLONE         AVAPS Operators Carpenter, McMillan, Delgado                                Landing  003310  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    003115194  184302  28.83  67.68 1009.7   25° 23  30° 28  28.3   Rainband        First winds 55 s                           |
|  2    003338084  185053  28.80  66.95 1001.8   20° 33  25° 45  27.9   W Eyewall                                                  |
|  3    011245403  185834  28.95  66.37 1008.6  135° 30 140° 42  28.5   E Eyewall                                                  |
|  4    011245178  190658  28.97  65.68 1009.9  ------- 120° 47  28.1                   Late launch detect & late winds-110 s      |
|  5    003338033  190830  29.05  65.65 1011.0  115° 35 120° 44  28.1                                                              |
|  6    003135323  192505  29.94  66.72 ------   65° 30  80° 35  28.0                   In Cloud                                   |
|  7    003338083  193750  29.24  66.72 ------   60° 45  60° 52  27.9   N Eyewall       In Cloud                                   |
|  8    990845041  194007  29.08  66.72 ------   60° 38  65° 42  28.3   N Eyewall       But still in cloud (~15 kt flight level)   |
|  9    003438031  195022  28.31  66.77 1008.2  ------- 265° 31  28.1                   RH2                                        |
|  10   990415369  195630  28.67  66.80 ------  ------- 255° 11  28.5   S Eyewall       Flaky near sfc.                            |
|  11   010748080  200736  29.36  66.58 1009.3   45° 40  60° 48  ----   NE Eyewall      Saturated; 60 knots at 850 mb              |
|  12   003115310  201121  29.54  66.37 ------  ------- -------  ----   Rainband        Failed at 850 mb                           |
|  13   003475091  203641  29.16  66.19 1007.0  140° 32 145° 41  28.0   Rainband        Winds ~½ way down                          |
|  14   003115204  203938  29.39  66.23 1009.6   67° 38  80° 49  28.0   Rainband        Used RH2 (adjusted 0-75 up 4%)             |
|  15   003115056  204339  29.71  66.24 1012.3   73° 44  80° 44  ----   Rainband        Lots of missing data                       |
|  16   003115243  204840  29.67  66.57 ------  ------- -------  ----   Rainband        No SST from this BT                        |
|  17   003438005  205545  29.24  66.76 1006.8   48° 48  50° 52  ----   N Eyewall       Adjusted RH                                |
|  18   003148147  211938  28.50  66.31 1010.4   54° 42  70° 43  ----   NW Eyewall                                                 |
|  19   010748068  212626  29.73  66.40 ------  ------- -------  ----   Rainband        Drop end ~1004 mb??--not sfc.              |
|  20   003148135  212602  30.00  66.60 1012.7   79° 33  80° 40  ----                                                              |
|  21   003338086  213123  30.37  66.83 1012.0   77° 32  80° 36  27.8                                                              |
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