N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Dennis                     Dropwindsonde Scientists Sim Aberson
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Flight ID 050707N                Flight Director Barry Damiano                                 Takeoff from MACDILL  at   1802   UTC
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Mission ID 0504A DENNIS          AVAPS Operators Beth Kerr, Ray Tong                           Recovery  at MACDILL  at   0210   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    043845129  184616  25.20  78.31 1014.3    76°  21     7    95°  20     Cu congestus; intermittent winds 275-355 mb         |
|  2    044245103  190902  23.01  79.18 1011.4    96°  10     7    90°  21     Lots of nearby Cb; cirrus; possible -2.3 mb P bias; |
|                                                                              RH heating cycles                                   |
|  3    043625086  192000  22.60  77.82 1010.6    87°  31    13    95°  25     Cirrus; slight dry bias; possible -2.3 mb P bias    |
|  4    043625113  193504  21.79  76.26 1009.9   102°  25     4   105°  27     Cirrus above; SCu below; possible -2.6 mb P bias    |
|  5    043625120  195304  24.01  75.90 1013.3   --------------   --------     Dusty; no winds; possible -2.2 mb P bias            |
|  5A   043625075  195445  24.08  75.70 1013.7    96°  23     7   110°  21     Dusty                                               |
|  6    043625008  200813  24.50  74.00 1015.0   100°  21     8   120°  18     Cirrus above; SCu below; slight dry bias            |
|  7    043625025  202347  25.00  72.00 1009.3   104°  17     7   135°  10     Cirrus above; SCu below; telemetry dropout          |
|                                                                              732-749 mb                                          |
|  8    043625065  203844  24.88  70.02 1017.0   114°  08    35   145°  06     20% Cu; possible -2.2 mb P bias                     |
|  9    043845205  205404  23.00  69.99 1016.6   129°  17     7   145°  10     SCu below; cirrus above                             |
|  10   044245111  211106  21.10  69.23 1016.0   106°  21     7   140°  14     Cirrus; late winds                                  |
|  11   043625125  214020  23.00  72.04 1015.2   107°  19     4   140°  17     Cirrus; late launch detect                          |
|  12   043625121  215603  22.94  73.94  1014    101°  19     4   135°  22     Cirrus; possible -2.2 mb P bias                     |
|  13   043625114  221226  21.00  74.00 1012.4   138°  25     7   145°  34     Cirrus; possible -2.4 mb P bias                     |
|  14   043625060  223626  19.54  75.61 1007.6   127°  33     4   155°  48     Cirrus                                              |
|  15   043625091  225427  17.98  74.31 1010.5   127°  27   290   180°  31     Cirrus; possible -2.6 mb P bias                     |
|  16   043845206  231014  18.01  76.18 1005.1   165°  35    11   210°  36     Cirrus                                              |
|  17   043625063  232627  17.09  77.82 1007.3   209°  23     5   255°  19     Convection                                          |
|  18   043625104  234136  16.93  79.70 1007.1   239°  14     7   310°  11     Cirrus; possible -2.2 mb P bias; RH heating cycles  |
|  19   043625007  235616  18.05  81.20 ------   --------------   --------     Cirrus; only spotty PTH - terminated early          |
|  19A  043625100  235838  18.32  81.29 1008.1   330°  06     7    15°  15     Cirrus                                              |
|  20   043625090  001100  19.77  81.73  1009    349°  17    10    40°  16     SCi above and below; possible -2.4 mb P bias        |
|  21   043625107  002426  21.28  81.31  1009    356°  16     7    60°  17     SCi above and below; lightning; possible -2.4 mb    |
|                                                                              P bias                                              |
|  22   043625124  003852  21.38  83.15 1009.9    24°  08    23    60°  15     Ci; near convection; lightning                      |
|  23   043625111  005551  21.94  85.04 1012.1    35°  16     7    65°  13     Ci; possible -2.3 mb P bias; late winds             |
|  24   044245035  011204  23.22  83.70 1012.6    25°  19    36    75°  14     Ci                                                  |
|  25   044245003  012433  24.16  84.89 1013.2    41°  16     7    80°  13     Intermittent winds above 267 mb; possible -2.1 mb   |
|                                                                              P bias                                              |
|  25A  043625010  012658  24.41  84.73 ------   --------------   --------     Fast fall - winds tossed                            |
|  26   043845204  013748  25.50  84.00 1014.4    31°  12     4    90°  14     Lightning in distance
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