N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Isidore                    Dropwindsonde Scientists Chris Landsea/Mike Black
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Flight ID 020925H                Flight Director Tom Shepherd                                  Takeoff from MACDILL  at   0403   UTC
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Mission ID 2910A ISIDORE         AVAPS Operators Rogers/McMillan/Peek                          Recovery  at MACDILL  at  ~1300   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    020215357  044846  26.70  84.93  1009     110°  19    5  28.3   "Eyewall"/      BT had 30 m MLD                            |
|                                                                       Rainband                                                   |
|  2    022928023  051446  25.89  86.47  1005     135°  32  100  28.2   Rainband        BT had 30 m MLD; winds @ 35 s and missing  |
|                                                                                       80-100 s; RH low?                          |
|  3    022928025  052841  25.46  87.26  1002     135°  44    5  ----                   Severe Clear                               |
|  4    020615319  054131  25.03  88.00   998     135°  41    7  28.2                   Stratiform; 35 m MLD                       |
|  5    022945174  060856  24.25  89.69   990     140°  08    5  29.1   Center/"Eye"    Delayed launch detect 12 s                 |
|  6    020615030  071403  22.04  88.69   996     185°  33    8  27.9   Rainband        Delayed launch detect 3.5 s; BT had        |
|                                                                                       45 m MLD                                   |
|  7    020615264  071615  22.84  88.52   995     170°  48    4  ----   "Eyewall"/      Delayed launch detect 3.5 s; wind max; no  |
|                                                                       Rainband/       winds until ~45 s                          |
|  8    022945173  075018  24.54  90.03   990     280°  04    5  ----   Center/"Eye"    Delayed launch detect 18 s; winds @ 40 s   |
|  9    011245237  081636  25.88  91.28   N/A          N/A       28.7                   BT had 30 m MLD; winds @ 55 s; winds       |
|                                                                                       missing 75-95 s                            |
|  10   011245464  084338  25.94  89.59   994     120°  32    8  28.7                   Delayed launch detect 11 s; no RH below    |
|                                                                                       966 mb; BT had 23 m MLD                    |
|  11   013635244  090804  25.96  88.07   998     135°  29    7   N/A                   AXBT info. missing                         |
|  12   013635093  092530   N/A    N/A   ----     -------------  ----                   No launch detect--no winds                 |
|  13   013515036  092620  25.07  88.04   997     135°  39    5  ----                                                              |
|  14   013945038  095404  23.72  88.04   988     161°  52   15  ----   Rainband        Delayed launch detect 7 s; SFMR 45 kts;    |
|                                                                                       dry bias?                                  |
|  15   013635240  095845  23.50  88.04   990     155°  48    7  24.9                   BT had 40 m MLD                            |
|  16   013635082  111104  25.36  90.31   990       5°  04   11  ----   Center/"Eye"                                               |
|  17   013635248  113232  26.87  90.32   996      90°  22    7  28.7                   BT had 45 m MLD                            |
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