N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Isidore Dropwindsonde Scientists M. Black (part-time & under stress) -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 020921H Flight Director Tom Shepherd Takeoff from MACDILL at ~1700 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID WXWXA ISIDORE AVAPS Operators Peek Recovery at MACDILL at ~0030 UTC --------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 020215053 182547 23.41 87.85 29.4 120 n mi NW IP; delayed launch detect 7 s | | 2 020215450 183003 23.19 87.66 29.4 100 n mi NW No PTH or winds below 907 mb | | 3 020215055 183516 22.93 87.43 80 n mi NW | | 4 020215448 184035 22.67 87.19 60 n mi NW Noisy PTH below 953 mb | | 5 020215009 184539 22.41 86.96 40 n mi NW Delayed launch detect 8.5 s | | 6 020215445 184845 22.25 86.83 350° 50 8 29.0 20 n mi NW | | 7 020215010 185316 22.00 86.60 318° 50 4 29.3 NW Outer Noisy telemetry--spotty PTH and no winds | | Eyewall below 877 mb | | 8 020215447 185841 21.65 86.28 SE Outer No PTH or winds below 938 mb | | Eyewall | | 9 020215311 190304 21.38 86.05 240° 75 21 40 n mi SE | | 10 020215253 190702 21.17 85.88 226° 50 60 n mi SE | | 11 020215049 191207 20.89 85.66 231° 35 80 n mi SE Delayed launch detect 5.5 s | | 12 003825011 191713 20.63 85.44 100 n mi SE Delayed launch detect 4 s | | 13 020215252 192347 20.39 85.13 214° 32 120 n mi SE Wind gap 858-895 mb | | 14 022625195 195945 22.05 84.62 80 n mi E | | 15 003825277 200558 22.06 85.04 60 n mi E | | 16 003825189 201045 22.05 85.37 40 n mi E | | 17 003825193 201607 22.03 85.72 20 n mi E Late winds | | 18 003825186 202016 22.03 85.99 E Eyewall Late winds | | 19 003825278 202245 22.03 86.16 Eye | | 20 003825181 202824 22.01 86.55 W Outer Late and sporadic winds | | Eyewall | | 21 003825010 203023 22.01 86.72 W Outer Backup; delayed launch detect 30 s; late | | Eyewall winds | | 22 003825184 203324 22.00 86.90 40 n mi W Delayed launch detect 9 s; late winds | | 23 003825191 210426 22.05 88.55 120 n mi W | | 24 004255057 211015 22.08 88.14 100 n mi W | | 25 003825009 211524 22.08 87.75 80 n mi W | | 26 993215048 212026 N/A N/A 40 n mi W Large chute; no launch detect--no winds | | 26A 022918055 212132 22.08 87.29 35 n mi W Large chute | | 27 993215278 212716 22.08 86.88 20 n mi W Large chute | | 28 020215343 214751 22.09 86.04 E Eyewall | | 29 003825182 214754 22.09 86.04 E Eyewall No winds | | 29A 003515147 214756 22.10 86.04 E Eyewall | | 30 003515157 214758 22.10 86.03 E Eyewall | | 31 004255056 214802 22.11 86.03 E Eyewall | | 32 003825276 214805 22.11 86.03 E Eyewall | | 33 020215313 215308 22.46 85.82 45 n mi NE | | 34 020215057 215554 22.64 85.71 60 n mi NE | | 35 003825008 220036 22.93 85.53 80 n mi NE | | 36 010715205 220532 23.22 85.35 100 n mi NE | | 37 004255190 221055 23.55 85.14 120 n mi NE Late winds | | 38 004255182 221458 23.80 84.99 140 n mi NE | | 39 010715191 225903 22.13 86.18 E Eyewall Delayed launch detect 4.5 s | | 40 004255174 225927 22.13 86.16 E Eyewall | | 41 010715106 225958 22.13 86.13 E Eyewall | | 42 010715107 230017 22.22 86.11 E Eyewall Intermittent winds | | 43 010715110 231357 22.21 86.18 NE Eyewall Delayed launch detect 5.5 s | | 44 004255186 232007 22.01 86.33 SE Eyewall | | 45 004255183 234404 N/A N/A SE Eyewall No launch detect--no winds | | 46 010715102 234448 22.04 86.31 SE Eyewall Late winds; no winds below 934 mb | | 47 004255184 234529 22.22 86.23 NE Eyewall Delayed launch dtect 93.5 s; no winds | | 48 993925314 235812 22.31 86.45 N Eyewall Large chute; telemetry flaky below 862 mb; | | intermittent winds below 856 mb; no PTH | | 907 mb; no winds below 893 mb | | 49 004255189 235848 22.30 86.42 N Eyewall Delayed launch detect 5.5 s; no winds | | 50 022945004 000054 22.27 86.33 N Eyewall Large chute; occasional noisy telemetry; | | some wind dropouts | | 51 004255175 000741 22.31 86.49 N Eyewall | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+