N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Isidore                    Dropwindsonde Scientists White/Goldenberg
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Flight ID 020923N                Flight Director Paul T. Flaherty                              Takeoff from MACDILL  at   1734   UTC
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Mission ID 2510A ISIDORE         AVAPS Operators Carpenter, Brogan                             Recovery  at MACDILL  at  ~0200   UTC
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| Drop    Sonde     Time    Lat    Lon  Surface   Wind closet       DLM        Comments                                            |
|  #      ID #      (UTC)   (°N)  (°W) Pressure   to surface        wind                                                           |
|                                        (mb)     dir/spd   hgt     (kt)                                                           |
|                                                 (kt)      (m)                                                                    |
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|  1    013635138  181341  26.75  78.00 1012.0     75°  04    7   300°  04     Splash at record 1687 after launch                  |
|  2    013945049  182900  26.48  75.77 1013.2    126°  13    8   285°  05     50% Cloud, Cu                                       |
|  3    013635030  184044  25.37  74.50 1013.0    215°  08    5   275°  09     5% below; used RH2                                  |
|  4    013248105  185153  24.28  73.35 1013.5    200°  13    7   245°  10     Clear; dry                                          |
|  5    013635050  190423  23.12  74.50 1013.3    -------------   325°  22     80% mostly low; winds potty 430-467 mb; no winds    |
|                                                                (to ~400 mb)  below 467 mb                                        |
|  6    013635238  191637  22.10  75.73 1012.4    156°  14   19   225°  03     90% low; noisy GPS signal at mid & upper levels     |
|  7    013635264  192927  23.12  76.75 1011.1    171°  14    8   220°  03     100% Ci; no "end" message                           |
|  8    013635225  194621  24.17  78.25 1010.6    144°  15    8   255°  04     100% low & some Ci                                  |
|  9    013635052  200337  23.75  80.33 1009.5    138°  09    5   205°  07     100% Ci                                             |
|  10   013635048  202527  23.25  83.00 1007.9    145°  14    7   165°  23     100% Ci; late winds                                 |
|  11   013515034  204558  22.52  85.55 1003.3?   115°  26    8   155°  27     100% Ci; sfc low??                                  |
|  12   013248114  210056  23.26  87.22 1001.4    140°  19    8   135°  32     100% Ci; delayed launch detect 4.5 s; position      |
|                                                                              slightly adjusted                                   |
|  13   013635029  211348  23.34  88.93  998.1     90°  31    4   105°  35     100% Ci                                             |
|  14   013945003  213245  24.24  91.21 1000.1     60°  22    5    65°  21     50%; north of storm                                 |
|  15   013635051  215205  23.30  93.45 1000.9     30°  37    5    30°  25     50%; north of storm; late winds                     |
|  16   013215137  221104  21.23  94.27 1000.3    345°  39    8   360°  28                                                         |
|  17   013635031  222806  19.31  93.57 1000.6    320°  37    5   335°  35     100% Ci                                             |
|  18   013635034  224503  19.29  95.73 1004.2    340°  35    5   345°  21     50% bkn stratus                                     |
|  19   013635164  230401  21.26  96.99 1007.3    305°  30    7   335°  15     100% ovc down to ~850 mb                            |
|  20   013635056  232247  23.51  97.22 1009.6    335°  33    5   340°  11     100% ovc down to ~850 mb                            |
|  21   013635033  233944  25.37  96.11 1008.5     15°  28    5    30°  11     100% low ovc; late winds                            |
|  22   013635032  235615  27.16  94.98 ------    -------------   --------     No winds                                            |
|  22A  013635269  235827  27.08  94.69 1009.2     30°  30    5    35°  04     100% mid/100% low                                   |
|  23   013635151  001422  26.04  92.75 1005.8    --------    5    60°  15     Dusk                                                |
|  24   013515035  003202  26.96  90.51 1005.9    --------    8    75°  18     Dark                                                |
|  25   013535024  005017  25.86  88.35 1005.1     80°  25    7   120°  16     Dark                                                |
|  26   013635270  010814  24.81  86.26 1005.3    120°  24    7   145°  23     Dark; intermittent winds at beginning of drop       |
|  27   013635025  012631  26.28  84.38 1009.6    140°  21    4   160°  21     Dark                                                |
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