N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm TD 14 Dropwindsonde Scientists Aberson -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 021014N Flight Director Shepherd Takeoff from MACDILL at 1730 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID 0314A CYCLONE AVAPS Operators McNamara, Hornbrook, Brogan Recovery at MACDILL at 0210 UTC --------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 022615284 180607 25.50 84.00 1012.4 160° 06 10 205° 10 10% Cu; P bias -3.0 mb, late winds | | 2 022615274 182341 23.61 84.53 1011.3 60° 06 10 205° 07 T-storm (38,000 ft) just W; P bias 12.8 mb | | 3 014335041 184035 21.76 84.99 1011.1 135° 13 10 165° 04 In Ci, T-storms (> 41,000 ft); late winds; | | data after splash | | 4 014335048 185708 21.00 83.00 1009.6 125° 14 10 160° 06 SCu, T-storm (40,000 ft) just N; P bias -2.8 mb; | | late winds | | 5 014335045 192306 19.42 80.26 1009.7 140° 29 10 180° 15 Ci; P bias -2.5 mb; sfc winds > winds aloft; | | spotty winds 279-317 mb | | 6 022615276 193953 19.57 78.01 1010.8 130° 21 10 175° 16 Ci; P bias -2.1 mb; superadiabatic 979-1002 mb | | 7 013718046 195601 19.69 75.80 1010.6 165° 04 10 205° 07 Ci | | 8 022625049 201609 17.28 75.82 1009.7 115° 14 10 175° 09 Ci; P bias -2.8 mb; dry ~850 mb | | 9 022625063 203546 16.92 78.02 1009.1 105° 15 10 190° 15 Ci, P bias -2.5 mb, dry 850-700 mb; | | data after splash | | 10 014335089 205450 16.58 80.29 1009.2 115° 19 16 200° 16 Ci | | 11 014515002 211815 15.45 83.02 1007.4 255° 10 10 255° 09 SCu, P bias -2.8 mb | | 12 013915084 213451 16.26 84.94 1007.6 300° 17 10 295° 10 Ci; P bias -2.5 mb | | 13 014415013 215118 17.97 86.03 1008.2 15° 09 10 320° 05 Ci above and below, clear below, P bias -2.8 mb | | 14 014335022 220908 20.05 85.31 1009.4 40° 07 10 320° 01 25% Cu; P bias -2.5 mb | | 15 014515004 222552 21.50 86.76 ------ ------------- -------- Ci; no winds > 200 mb, no telemetry later | | 15A 014335077 222905 21.69 87.11 1010.5 105° 05 10 255° 08 20% Cu; P bias -2.4 mb | | 16 014415008 224456 22.55 88.80 1010.9 5° 07 10 260° 13 20% Cu; P bias -2.4 mb | | 17 014335118 230456 23.62 90.87 1010.6 315° 03 10 265° 18 10% SCu; P bias -2.7 mb; very dry 700 mb; data | | after splash | | 18 022615203 232438 24.69 92.94 1011.8 355° 20 10 295° 21 Thin Ci, 50% SCu; P bias -2.7 mb; | | no winds 300-550 mb | | 18A 014515082 233004 24.97 93.48 1012.1 350° 18 10 295° 24 Thin Ci, 50% Cu; P bias -2.6 mb; dry 700 mb | | 19 014335124 234447 25.80 94.93 1013.8 15° 16 10 300° 28 50% SCu; P bias -2.1 mb; late winds | | 20 020615234 000528 28.17 93.93 1014.5 360° 17 10 280° 24 SCu; dark; P bias -2.4 mb | | 21 013718050 002221 27.16 91.66 1013.0 340° 18 10 260° 17 P bias -2.4 mb; late winds; very dry 700 mb | | 22 022615200 004104 26.07 89.32 1012.1 70° 07 10 250° 20 P bias -2.6 mb | | 23 014515088 005912 25.14 87.07 1012.6 80° 07 10 240° 19 P bias -2.7 mb | | 24 014415025 011333 26.87 87.37 ------ 65° 18 N/A 240° 20 Intermittent data; missed surface; no H | | 25 022625057 012830 28.70 87.60 1012.9 135° 08 10 240° 16 P bias -2.6 mb | | 26 022615194 014554 28.28 85.13 1011.9 80° 11 10 215° 22 P bias -2.9 mb, used RH2 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+