N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Lili Dropwindsonde Scientists Paul Leighton -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 021002H Flight Director Tom Shepherd Takeoff from MACDILL at 160006 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID WXWXA LILI AVAPS Operators Peek Recovery at MACDILL at ~0100 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 013718053 173423 25.42 88.52 999.5 E Rainband | | 2 013635234 174519 25.41 89.35 946.6 E Eyewall BT combo; late winds; occasional wind | | dropouts | | 3 013635266 174759 25.41 89.57 953.9 W Eyewall BT combo; splash 25.36°N, 89.57°W | | 4 013715024 183549 25.50 89.55 947.0 S Eyewall BT combo; late winds; splash 25.56°N, | | 89.53°W | | 5 013635265 183655 25.56 89.61 942.1 Eye Delayed launch detect 4.5 s; late winds; | | splash 25.56°N, 89.61°W | | 6 013945144 183822 25.59 89.71 NW Eyewall Late winds | | 7 013715053 191745 25.91 89.70 N Eyewall Splash 25.91°N, 89.80°W | | 8 013968039 191854 25.85 89.71 N Eyewall Splash 25.82°N, 89.84°W | | 9 013715047 191920 25.83 89.71 N Eyewall BT combo; late winds; unrealistic winds | | below 843 mb; no winds below 850 mb | | 10 013715051 193102 25.82 89.76 NE Eyewall Late winds; splash 25.82°N, 89.82°W | | 11 013715019 193143 25.81 89.73 E Eyewall Late winds; splash 25.84°N, 89.79°W | | 12 013968038 193232 25.79 89.69 E Eyewall Splash 25.84°N, 89.75°W | | 13 013945151 193249 25.78 89.68 E Eyewall No winds | | 13A 013715048 194147 N/A N/A No launch detect--FAILURE | | 14 013945141 194152 25.88 89.73 NE Eyewall Delayed launch detect 6 s; flaky/bad PTH; | | not initialized; intermittent-spotty winds | | 15 013968036 195011 25.92 89.69 N Eyewall Splash 25.97°N, 89.81°W | | 16 013718054 195139 25.87 89.72 S Eyewall Late winds; no winds below 874 mb; | | RH sensor failure below 895 mb; splash | | 25.95°N, 89.92°W | | 17 013715052 195453 25.84 89.95 S Eyewall No PTH telemetry below 804 mb; no winds | | 18 013715046 201301 25.90 89.98 952 SW Eyewall Intermittent winds; splash 25.86°N, | | 89.98°W | | 19 013945137 201602 25.91 89.77 SE Eyewall Over buoy; splash 26.06°N, 89.90°W | | 20 013945156 201734 25.91 89.60 E Eyewall Delayed launch detect 67.5 s; late winds; | | splash 25.98°N, 89.64°W | | 21 013945152 205930 26.54 89.26 NE Outside Splash 26.58°N, 89.32°W | | 22 013968126 210536 26.32 89.64 NE Eyewall | | 23 013968091 211003 26.17 89.93 NE Eyewall Combo; splash 26.37°N, 89.70°W | | 24 013968005 211246 26.04 90.09 SE Eyewall Delayed launch detect 6 s | | 25 013968123 211830 26.04 90.09 987 SE Rainband Splash 25.95°N, 89.67°W | | 26 013968088 213624 26.03 89.92 SE Eyewall | | 27 013968128 213921 26.17 90.08 Eye Combo; splash 26.11°N, 90.05°W | | 28 013968076 214300 26.33 90.01 NE Eyewall Combo; no PTH below 886 mb; no winds below | | 874 mb | | 29 013968075 214205 26.43 89.90 NE Eyewall Delayed launch detect 225 s; no winds | | 30 013968079 220120 26.40 89.99 NE Eyewall | | 30A 013968006 220225 26.31 90.15 NE Eyewall Delayed launch detect 75 s; very late | | winds just at EOD | | 31 013945186 220520 26.23 90.25 SW Eyewall Late winds; no winds below 941 mb | | 32 013968090 222037 26.39 90.06 E Eyewall Winds spotty below 835 mb -- questionable | | winds below 933 mb; splash 26.31°N, | | 90.17°W | | 33 013968122 222109 26.41 90.03 E Eyewall | | 34 013908127 223658 26.49 90.10 SE Eyewall Spotty winds below 918 mb | | 35 013715036 224703 26.44 90.01 E Eyewall | | 36 013945153 224723 26.44 90.07 E Eyewall | | 37 013958077 224740 26.44 90.06 E Eyewall Late winds | | 38 013978156 224803 26.44 90.03 E Eyewall Intermittent winds; no winds below 922 mb | | 39 013715033 230213 26.59 90.25 N Eyewall Combo; noisy GPS signal; last wind 145 m? | | 40 013715040 230242 26.62 90.24 N Eyewall Just one wind below 898 mb | | 41 013715042 230306 26.65 90.24 N Eyewall | | 42 013945138 230327 26.07 90.24 N Eyewall | | 43 013715035 231006 27.14 90.25 N Eyewall Delayed launch detect 5.5 s; noisy PTH | | telemetry and sporadic winds below 921 mb | | 44 013978153 231301 27.33 90.25 | | 45 013715031 231603 27.54 90.25 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+