N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Dennis                     Dropwindsonde Scientists R. Rogers/P. Dodge
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Flight ID 050705I                Flight Director M. Mayeaux/T. Shepherd                        Takeoff from MROC     at   1700   UTC
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Mission ID WX04A DENNIS          AVAPS Operators B. Olney                                      Recovery  at MROC     at   0146   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    040925059  203310  13.99  69.70 ------   --------------                         Sonde malfunctioned below 826 mb; RH       |
|                                                                                       heating cycles                             |
|  2    040925272  203828  14.00  69.31 ------   337°  13   N/A  27.5                   No data below 962 mb                       |
|  3    042115180  204424  13.96  68.87 ------   --------------                         Weak/poor telemetry - did not transmit to  |
|                                                                                       surface; no PTH below 957 mb; spotty winds |
|                                                                                       only to 897 mb                             |
|  4    042115146  205708  14.16  68.03 1004.4   178°  10     8           Center        RH heating cycles                          |
|  5    042115174  210058  14.13  67.77 1005.3   197°  32     5                         Delayed launch detect 47 s; no winds above |
|                                                                                       800 mb; RH heating cycles                  |
|  6    042115004  210727  14.13  67.29 1006.9   169°  30     9                                                                    |
|  7    042115127  211410  14.12  66.80 1008.2   158°  34     5                         Weak/poor PTH telemetry 785-850 mb; only a |
|                                                                                       couple of winds above 852 mb               |
|  8    042115177  211649  14.11  66.57  1010    180°  21    10                         Delayed launch det. 41 s; late winds 70 s  |
|  9    042115145  213138  14.92  67.25 ------   --------------                         No data below 892 mb                       |
|  10   042115147  214759  15.75  68.12  1008     80°  22    10                         RH heating cycles                          |
|  11   042115171  215447  15.25  68.09  1007    105°  24    10  28.5                   RH heating cycles                          |
|  12   042115173  215912  14.91  68.09  1006     90°  26    10                                                                    |
|  13   042115162  220453  14.49  68.08  1005    115°  14    10                                                                    |
|  14   042115175  221412  13.83  68.16  1007    220°  27    10          F/L Center     PTH missing 705-967 mb; no winds above     |
|                                                                                       970 mb                                     |
|  15   042115128  221603  13.70  68.16  1007    225°  28    10  28.6                                                              |
|  16   042115141  222310  13.21  68.16  1009    235°  15    10                         RH heating cycles                          |
|  17   042115001  223035  12.67  68.15  1010    205°  07    10                         RH heating cycles                          |
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