N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Lili                       Dropwindsonde Scientists M. Black, R. Rogers, J. Gamache
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Flight ID 020929I                Flight Director Barry Damiano                                 Takeoff from MACDILL  at   1707   UTC
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Mission ID WXWXA LILI            AVAPS Operators Jeff Smith                                    Recovery  at MACDILL  at   0104   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    020215382  184648  20.61  81.43  1010     360°  15    4  29.0                   Clear at IP NW of storm; dry air NW of     |
|                                                                                       storm--36% RH                              |
|  2    020615298  191332  18.74  82.52  1009      15°  15       29.2                   20% Cu; not as dry                         |
|  3    020215179  192637  18.98  82.02  1008                    29.0                   Dry and clear                              |
|  4    020615044  200025  20.04  79.98                          29.0                   Clear; late winds                          |
|  5    020215347  200846  20.18  79.54            31°  22       28.9                   Dust west of convection                    |
|  6    020615051  201910  19.46  79.86                          28.7                   Late winds                                 |
|  7    020215182  203025  18.72  80.26                          28.8                                                              |
|  8    020215367  203930   N/A    N/A                                                  No launch detect--no winds                 |
|  8A   020248008  204059  18.26  80.47                          28.9                   Heading into storm                         |
|  9    020615050  205322  18.42  79.50                                                 Thick mid-level cloudiness; convective;    |
|                                                                                       turrets numerous; 70 kts. sfc @ 205807 Z   |
|  10   020615261  210442  18.57  78.66                          28.8                                                              |
|  11   020215380  211542  18.83  77.88                                    Eye          No winds                                   |
|  12   020615297  211829  18.78  77.66                                 E Eyewall                                                  |
|  13   013638196  211931  18.76  77.54                                 E Eyewall                                                  |
|  14   013945034  212937  18.61  76.88                                 Outer Eyewall                                              |
|  15   003825223  214615  18.43  75.76                          28.9                   On east side of storm, before turn         |
|  16   003475070  215817  19.32  75.84                          28.7                   NE of storm center; late winds             |
|  17   003825221  221305  19.10  76.90                          28.9                   Rear                                       |
|  18   020248011  223116  18.94  77.80                                 E Eyewall       Late winds                                 |
|  19   013635211  223149  18.94  77.82                                 E Eyewall                                                  |
|  20   004255040  223412  18.92  77.98                                    Eye                                                     |
|  21   004255036  225150  19.30  79.20                                                 Delayed launch detect 48 s; late winds     |
|  22   022928019  225617  19.42  79.50                                                                                            |
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