N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Edouard                    Dropwindsonde Scientists M. Black
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Flight ID 020823I                Flight Director Barry Damiano                                 Takeoff from MACDILL  at   1707   UTC
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Mission ID WXWXA EDOUARD         AVAPS Operators Jeff Smith                                    Recovery  at MACDILL  at   2330   UTC
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| Drop    Sonde     Time    Lat    Lon  Surface   Wind closet     BT     Eye,           Comments                                   |
|  #      ID #      (UTC)   (°N)  (°W) Pressure   to surface      SST    Eyewall,                                                  |
|                                        (mb)     dir/spd   hgt  (°C)    Rainband                                                  |
|                                                 (kt)      (m)          (direction)                                               |
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|  1    011378111  185327  29.94  77.67 1012.4    163°  20  ---         Rainband        Possible dry bias                          |
|  2    003438009  185343  29.94  77.67 1011.8    158°  20  ---         Rainband        Delayed launch detect 6 s; spike on RH1 -  |
|                                                                                       used RH2                                   |
|  3    011838023  185355  29.94  77.67 1013.4    145°  25   10         Rainband        Edge of convection                         |
|  4    003338111  185404  29.94  77.66 1013.8    --------  ---         Rainband        Edge of convection; no winds               |
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