N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Dennis                     Dropwindsonde Scientists Sim Aberson
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Flight ID 050706N                Flight Director Barry Damiano                                 Takeoff from MACDILL  at   1836   UTC
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Mission ID 0204A DENNIS          AVAPS Operators Dale Carpenter, Beth Kerr                     Recovery  at MACDILL  at  ~0250   UTC
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| 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)                                                                    |
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|  1    044415176  192542  24.76  77.58 1016.2    94°  12    10    75°  15     20% Cu; RH heating cycles                           |
|  2    043625026  194308  23.67  75.67 1014.4    74°  14     4    85°  16     10% Cu; RH heating cycles                           |
|  3    044135296  200415  22.34  73.34 1013.1    90°  17     4    90°  19     Cirrus above; clear below; RH heating cycles        |
|  4    044415143  202549  21.09  70.95 1012.8    98°  17     4   110°  20     Cirrus above; SCu below; edge of SAL; RH heating    |
|                                                                              cycles                                              |
|  5    044245029  204720  22.96  68.92 1015.4   118°  16     8   115°  12     10% Cu; dusty; RH heating cycles                    |
|  6    044415091  211037  21.87  66.26 1016.3   110°  16     4   120°  10     30% Cu; SAL; RH heating cycles                      |
|  7    044415204  212702  21.00  68.00 1015.2   120°  23     7   125°  20     Cirrus; S of convective band; late winds 72 s; RH   |
|                                                                              heating cycles                                      |
|  8    044415179  214456  19.58  69.44 1012.5   151°  16     4   135°  22     Cirrus; near convection; RH heating cycles          |
|  9    044415180  220309  17.98  68.13  1013    120°  39   243   140°  21     Cirrus; spotty winds; dry bias                      |
|  9A   044415146  220601  17.87  68.46 1011.6   125°  17    25   145°  23     Cirrus; slight dry bias                             |
|  10   044415131  222515  17.14  70.70 1010.6   120°  17     7   140°  38     Cirrus; slight dry bias                             |
|  11   044245033  224013  15.42  71.30 1007.4   161°  23    16   185°  35     Cirrus                                              |
|  12   043625088  225456  14.35  72.77 1007.3   255°  17     7   255°  23     Cirrus; possible P bias -2.2 mb; RH heating cycles  |
|  13   044415178  230934  14.30  74.67 1008.6   293°  10     8   325°  14     Cirrus; possible P bias -2.1 mb; RH heating cycles  |
|  14   044135158  232433  13.06  76.10 1009.6   301°  06     7    15°  05     Cirrus below; StratCu; -2 mb possible P bias        |
|  15   044415205  234122  14.11  77.85 1010.0   330°  00     7    45°  08     Cirrus below; late winds; possible P bias -2.4 mb;  |
|                                                                              RH heating cycles                                   |
|  16   044415147  000114  15.56  76.18 ------   --------------   --------     Fast fall - no winds; cirrus; near huge Cb; RH      |
|                                                                              heating cycles                                      |
|  16A  044415152  000304  15.77  76.24 1009.9    91°  00     7    25°  15     Cirrus; near huge Cb; lightning                     |
|  17   044415175  001539  17.22  76.68 1010.1    92°  06    10    50°  18     Cirrus; near huge Cb; lightning; -2.1 mb possible   |
|                                                                              P bias                                              |
|  18   043845275  003107  18.98  76.10 1010.6    72°  19     7    70°  20     Cirrus; near huge Cb; lightning; -2.3 mb possible   |
|                                                                              P bias; RH heating cycles                           |
|  19   043625019  004508  19.64  74.98 1011.1    88°  14     7    80°  20     Dark; late winds 71 s; RH heating cycles            |
|  19A  044415153  004656  19.69  74.31 1011.5   116°  12     5    80°  19     -2.3 mb possible P bias                             |
|  20   043845131  010016  20.38  72.98 1012.9    83°  23     7    95°  22     -2.2 mb possible P bias                             |
|  21   043625035  013103  22.00  76.50 1013.6    63°  16     5    80°  22     Lightning; late winds 74 s                          |
|  22   043845251  015620  24.00  79.00 1015.9    78°  14     7    75°  18     RH heating cycles                                   |
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