N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Emily Dropwindsonde Scientists Alico/Goldenberg -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 050717N Flight Director Barry Damiano Takeoff from MACDILL at 1803 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID 1205A EMILY AVAPS Operators Kerr/Tong Recovery at MACDILL at 0201 UTC --------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 043835018 184008 24.94 83.95 1017.3 76° 17 7 120° 15 5-10% low | | 2 044135265 185713 23.23 83.13 1014.6 70° 25 5 105° 23 100% Cirrus below; storm environment | | 3 044245018 191548 22.36 85.22 1013.1 69° 17 4 100° 30 In top of cirrus | | 4 044135259 193323 21.37 83.71 1011.6 80° 27 7 115° 40 Top of CDO; RH adjusted | | 5 044245012 195454 N/A N/A ------ -------------- -------- Top of CDO; no launch detect - no winds | | 5A 044245015 195538 20.85 80.90 1012.6 97° 25 5 125° 22 Top of cirrus; in CDO | | 6 044135257 200829 19.50 80.00 1012.3 98° 17 7 130° 19 50% layers below | | 7 044245017 202254 18.00 79.24 1011.4 121° 19 13 130° 19 ~5%; late winds - acquired @ about 300 mb | | 7A 042815029 202429 N/A N/A ------ -------------- -------- ~5%; no PTH telemetry and winds above 335 mb; poor/ | | weak telemetry 335-485 mb; intermittent winds | | 335-402 mb | | 8 043625094 203721 17.87 80.99 1010.9 114° 25 7 145° 19 ~5% low | | 9 044245026 205238 15.99 81.04 1010.1 146° 12 4 145° 16 30%; some convection; late winds - acquired below | | 200 mb; replaced winds for records 70-80 | | 9A 044135266 205601 15.67 81.32 1010.2 141° 12 8 140° 14 ~30%; winds much better at top | | 10 044245019 211723 13.93 83.20 1009.1 110° 12 7 140° 08 Clear | | 11 044135258 213518 15.99 83.16 1008.6 143° 10 4 170° 13 Clear/haze (maybe part of CDO above) | | 12 044135261 215338 16.00 85.50 1008.0 290° 12 7 225° 07 No winds 944-969 mb; winds replaced for records | | 30-35; splash at record 1795 | | 13 044245013 221336 16.12 87.97 1007.8 56° 12 4 20° 02 60% low | | 14 044245020 222626 17.63 87.68 1008.0 30° 06 4 345° 08 20% low | | 15 034135059 223610 16.77 86.99 1008.5 10° 12 5 315° 05 10% low; replaced winds of records 820-835 | | 16 044135264 225110 16.78 85.18 1008.0 248° 04 5 220° 11 In CDO; RH adjusted | | 17 044245063 230642 17.92 83.69 1008.3 166° 21 4 180° 25 In CDO; RH adjusted 1.6% | | 18 043845134 232142 N/A N/A ------ -------------- -------- No launch detect - no winds | | 18A 044245027 232222 19.70 83.24 1009.6 154° 31 25 150° 35 Above CDO; floating sonde - vert. vel. hit ~0 m/s | | halfway down | | 19 043835113 000009 22.41 87.15 1011.2 61° 21 7 90° 31 Above CDO | | 20 044245022 001336 21.78 88.73 1010.9 56° 14 4 80° 25 Some CDO below? | | 21 042715260 002822 21.23 90.44 1010.8 59° 16 4 80° 17 Some CDO below? | | 22 044245024 003932 22.56 90.88 ------ -------------- -------- 10% below; no winds | | 22A 044245100 004115 22.68 90.69 1012.4 81° 17 7 100° 16 10% below | | 23 044245028 005606 23.67 89.00 1012.9 75° 21 5 100° 18 Dark; winds removed of records 25-38 | | 24 044245098 011318 24.83 87.00 1014.6 74° 16 7 110° 18 | | 25 044245023 013012 26.00 85.01 1016.1 74° 12 7 125° 12 Last report | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+