N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Isabel Dropwindsonde Scientists Chris Landsea/Rob Rogers -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 030914H Flight Director T. Shepherd/M. Mayeaux Takeoff from ST CROIX at 1509 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID WX13A ISABEL AVAPS Operators J. Delgado/M. Rogers Recovery at ST CROIX at 2358 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 020615228 163632 23.35 66.60 968 225° 105 12 S Eyewall Spotty winds; possible P bias of -3.4 mb; | | SFMR 105 kt; MBL 230°/112; FT winds 115 kt | | 2 020835037 163652 23.38 66.60 965 220° 86 11 S Eyewall SFMR 105 kt; MBL 225°/115; FT winds 115 kt | | 3 020835050 163713 23.37 66.61 ------ -------------- S Eyewall No launch detect - no winds; SFMR 110 kt; | | FT winds 120 kt | | 4 020215129 163733 23.41 66.61 963 220° 117 83 S Eyewall SFMR 110 kt; MBL 230°/131; FT winds 125 kt | | 5 020215321 163753 23.44 66.61 957 220° 105 39 S Eyewall Good sonde; SFMR 115 kt; MBL 230°/134; FT | | winds 130 kt; max wind 150 kt @ 895 mb | | 6 020215035 163812 23.45 66.61 956 225° 128 104 S Eyewall Spotty winds at low levels; temp equil?; | | SFMR 115 kt; MBL 230°/142; FT wind 135 kt; | | max wind 156 kt @ 915 mb | | 7 020215064 163833 23.45 66.61 954 240° 144 762 S Eyewall Delayed launch detect 27 s; spotty winds; | | SFMR 120 kt; FT winds 140 kt; max wind | | 147 kt @ 860 mb | | 8 020215133 163845 23.47 66.61 ------ -------------- S Eyewall Delayed launch detect 5 s; missing data | | 56-280 s; time changed; temp equil?; SFMR | | 115 kt; max wind 156 kt @ 930 mb | | 9 020215025 172009 24.19 66.77 938 75° 124 28 N Eyewall Possible P bias -3.9 mb; SFMR 120 kt; MBL | | 85°/126; FT winds 120 kt; max wind 138 kt | | @ 920 mb | | 10 020215058 172018 24.21 66.77 941 65° 101 40 N Eyewall Initialized too early; had to delete crap; | | SFMR 120 kt; MBL 80°/129; FT winds 125 kt; | | max wind 147 kt @ 915 mb | | 11 020215131 172029 24.22 66.77 942 75° 137 112 N Eyewall Initialized too early; had to delete crap; | | possible P bias -5.4 mb; T equil?; SFMR | | 120 kt; MBL 80°/154; FT winds 130 kt | | 12 022815060 172037 24.23 66.77 944 75° 128 73 N Eyewall Spotty winds after 110 s; possible P bias | | -2.7 mb; SFMR 120 kt; MBL 175°/138; | | FT winds 135 kt; max wind 153 kt @ 905 mb | | 13 020215317 172056 24.25 66.77 ------ -------------- N Eyewall Very high winds; SFMR 120 kt; FT winds | | 140 kt | | 14 020215127 172116 24.28 66.78 ------ -------------- N Eyewall Delayed launch detect 5.5 s; SFMR 120 kt; | | FT winds 145 kt | | 15 020215130 172134 24.29 66.78 ------ -------------- N Eyewall Intermittent winds; no winds below 936 mb; | | SFMR 115 kt; FT winds 145 kt | | 16 020215024 172155 24.32 66.78 ------ -------------- N Eyewall Very high winds; no winds below 940 mb; | | SFMR 110 kt; FT winds 150 kt | | 17 023235058 182103 23.91 67.51 ------ -------------- W Eyewall Weak/poor telemetry and no winds above | | 855 mb; SFMR 100 kt; FT winds 110 kt | | 18 023235077 182122 23.93 67.48 ------ -------------- W Eyewall No launch detect; no winds; weak telemetry | | 785-810 mb; SFMR 105 kt; FT winds 115 kt | | 19 022945135 182141 23.91 67.47 ------ -------------- W Eyewall Very high winds; SFMR 110 kt; FT winds | | 120 kt | | 20 022815113 182200 23.92 67.45 ------ -------------- W Eyewall No winds below 931 mb; SFMR 110 kt; | | FT winds 125 kt | | 21 022945183 182220 23.92 67.43 954 300° 103 28 W Eyewall Possible P bias -6.6 mb; SFMR 115 kt; MBL | | 315°/131; FT winds 130 kt | | 22 022945180 182231 23.94 67.42 952 325° 119 354 W Eyewall Delayed launch detect 38 s; late winds | | 70 s; possible P bias -6.1 mb; changed | | time; intermittent winds; SFMR 115 kt; | | FT winds 125 kt | | 23 023235056 182241 23.94 67.41 ------ -------------- W Eyewall No winds; SFMR 115 kt; FT winds 135 kt | | 24 022945189 182252 23.95 67.40 952 315° 112 23 W Eyewall Late winds 64 s; possible P bias -4.7 mb; | | SFMR 115 kt; MBL 320°/124; FT winds 130 kt | | 25 022945185 185202 24.00 66.72 944 150° 158 190 E Eyewall Late winds; no winds 792-841 mb; possible | | P bias -4.7 mb; SFMR 110 kt; MBL 155°/153; | | FT winds 105 kt | | 26 022945179 185212 24.00 66.70 946 145° 117 10 E Eyewall Spotty winds; possible P bias -5.1 mb; | | SFMR 110 kt; MBL 155°/127; FT winds 110 kt | | 27 020215193 185221 24.00 66.69 947 140° 157 79 E Eyewall 170 kt peak @ ~910 mb; SFMR 115 kt; MBL | | 150°/160; FT winds 115 kt | | 28 020215260 185230 24.00 66.68 948 145° 141 69 E Eyewall Late winds 50 s; spotty winds; possible P | | bias -4.6 mb; SFMR 115 kt; MBL 155°/151; | | FT winds 120 kt; 160 kt peak @ 910 mb | | 29 020215288 185250 24.00 66.66 ------ -------------- E Eyewall SFMR 120 kt; FT winds 130 kt | | 30 020215284 185310 24.00 66.64 ------ -------------- E Eyewall SFMR 120 kt; FT winds 140 kt | | 31 020215273 185330 24.00 66.62 ------ -------------- E Eyewall Intermittent winds; SFMR 115 kt; FT winds | | 140 kt | | 32 020215276 185330 24.00 66.60 ------ -------------- E Eyewall No winds 803-830 mb; SFMR 110 kt; FT winds | | 135 kt | | 33 023235034 191414 24.15 66.70 ------ -------------- NE Eyewall Jammed - sonde stuck in chute; no data | | 34 022815111 191415 24.14 66.70 ------ -------------- NE Eyewall Fast fall; delayed launch detect 97 s; | | poor telemetry 878-891 mb; no winds | | 35 023235033 200020 24.48 67.01 957 95° 121 75 NE Eyewall Spotty winds; MBL 95°/135 | | 36 020215281 200112 24.45 67.04 953 85° 143 65 NE Eyewall MBL 100°/147 | | 37 020215282 200220 24.39 67.08 ------ -------------- NE Eyewall Fast Fall - no winds; launch detect? | | 38 020215283 203747 24.78 67.38 975 50° 74 10 N Eyewall MBL 60°/113 | | 39 020215257 204126 24.59 67.38 968 58° 128 155 N Eyewall Late winds 73 s; MBL 65°/126 | | 40 020215154 204340 24.46 67.38 951 70° 138 235 N Eyewall Intermittent winds; possible P bias | | -5.5 mb; MBL 70°/137 | | 41 020215194 210016 24.52 67.48 949 35° 112 73 N Eyewall MBL 55°/135 | | 42 020215261 210328 24.68 67.48 971 50° 131 51 N Eyewall MBL 60°/133 | | 43 020215259 210616 24.85 67.48 979 -------------- N Eyewall No winds 873-902 mb | | 44 020215264 213248 24.08 67.45 ------ -------------- Eye Weak/poor telemetry below 781 mb; spotty | | data; few winds below 763 mb | | 45 020215155 213540 23.92 67.34 942 220° 79 10 SE Eyewall MBL 230°/86 | | 46 020215280 213655 23.85 67.30 955 200° 110 150 SE Eyewall Spotty winds low; MBL 215°/132 | | 47 020215263 213833 23.77 67.24 962 200° 121 29 SE Eyewall MBL 205°/131 | | 48 020215258 221408 23.88 67.48 946 235° 120 53 S Eyewall MBL 235°/116 | | 49 022815020 221544 23.78 67.46 959 235° 122 398 S Eyewall Spotty winds | | 50 022815121 221955 23.54 67.42 978 230° 112 311 S Eyewall Spotty Winds | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+