N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm IFEX Genesis               Dropwindsonde Scientists Shirley Murillo
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Flight ID 050716H                Flight Director Paul Flaherty                                 Takeoff from MROC     at  183024  UTC
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Mission ID WXWXE SUSPECT         AVAPS Operators Sean McMillan                                 Recovery  at MROC     at  084618  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    042815237  193212   8.91  88.03 1009.9   229°  07     7  27.9                   Combo BT & drop; saturated below 850 mb;   |
|                                                                                       possible P bias -2.5 mb                    |
|  2    043615104  194758  10.17  88.03 1009.3   287°  10     7  28.5                   Combo BT & drop; possible P bias -2.4 mb   |
|  3    042815058  195802  10.74  88.56 1009.2   236°  10     7                                                                    |
|  4    043615107  201246  11.49  89.35 ------    91°  24   N/A  28.4                   Combo BT & drop; bad telemetry at EOD -    |
|                                                                                       did not reach surface; RH heating cycles;  |
|                                                                                       possible P bias -2.2 mb                    |
|  5    042815233  203001  11.48  90.67 1008.5   122°  06     7  ----                   Combo BT & drop - BT didn't launch;        |
|                                                                                       possible P bias -2.3 mb                    |
|  6    042815229  204251  10.76  91.31 1009.0   270°  14     7                         Possible P bias -2.2 mb                    |
|  7    043615103  205543  10.17  92.03 1009.0   251°  12     7  27.8                   Combo BT & drop; late winds 86 s; possible |
|                                                                                       P bias -2.4 mb                             |
|  8    042815047  211241   9.45  92.95 ------   --------------  ----                   Poor telemetry and no winds 870-899 mb and |
|                                                                                       below 949 mb; didn't make it to surface;   |
|                                                                                       possible P bias -2.6 mb                    |
|  9    042815253  212816   8.83  91.96 1009.5   218°  10     7  27.6                   Combo BT & drop; possible P bias -2.4 mb   |
|  10   042815017  214032   8.19  91.32 1008.2   234°  10     7                         Possible P bias -2.6 mb                    |
|  11   042815232  215426   7.51  90.59 1009.2   226°  08     7  27.3                   Combo BT & drop; possible P bias -2.2 mb   |
|  12   041715044  221125   7.56  89.35 1008.6   242°  11     7  ----                   Combo BT & drop - BT didn't work!;         |
|                                                                                       possible P bias -2.8 mb                    |
|  13   042825044  222410   8.26  88.70 1008.4   283°  09     7                         Possible P bias -3.0 mb                    |
|  14   042815221  223558   8.91  89.32 1008.8   --------------                         No winds!                                  |
|  15   042815020  225146  10.17  89.33 1008.5   257°  11     7                         Possible P bias -2.5 mb                    |
|  16   042825049  231012  11.54  89.32 1008.0   141°  16     7                                                                    |
|  17   042815234  233455  12.76  87.99 1008.4   137°  12     8                         Possible P bias -2.7 mb; RH heating cycles |
|  18   042825043  235407  11.84  86.99 1008.6   154°  09     8                         Possible P bias -2.5 mb                    |
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