N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Irene Dropwindsonde Scientists Jason Dunion -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 050807N Flight Director Barry Damiano Takeoff from BARBADOS at 1450 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID WX09A IRENE AVAPS Operators Ray Tong/Dale Carpenter Recovery at BARBADOS at 2200 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 010715151 154010 18.75 57.01 ------ -------------- -------- SAL; lost winds below 220 mb; RH heating cycles; | | backed up (good RH) | | 2 010748100 154235 19.03 56.88 1015.6 -------------- 50° 11 SAL; no winds 261-306 mb and below 638 mb; 10-30% | | RH 600-850 mb | | 3 010715149 155951 20.98 55.96 1015.8 70° 16 8 65° 11 SAL; < 20% RH 200-850 mb | | 4 034325025 162713 21.83 52.54 1016.4 90° 19 5 45° 12 Intermittent wind gaps; 5-10% RH 200-600 mb; picket | | line; moist below | | 5 011218006 163008 21.92 52.17 1016.5 80° 16 8 45° 12 Picket line; 5-10% RH 200-600 mb; moist below | | 6 010748091 163308 22.00 51.79 1016.0 -------------- 30° 12 No winds below 881 mb; 5-10% RH 200-600 mb; picket | | line; moist below | | 7 034325119 163609 22.09 51.41 1016.5 80° 17 28 30° 12 5-20% RH 200-600 mb; 80% RH 600-650 mb; dry slot | | 650-750 mb; picket line | | 8 033048032 163908 22.17 51.03 1016.1 -------------- 10° 15 RH heating cycles; no winds 460-510 mb & below 686 | | mb; SAL-like RH profile above 800 mb; picket line | | 9 042115165 164207 22.25 50.65 1016.3 65° 16 7 35° 14 SAL-like sounding; picket line | | 10 010748105 170922 N/A N/A ------ -------------- -------- No launch detect--no telemetry/data | | 11 011245055 171112 23.00 46.93 1015.9 55° 15 8 70° 15 Dry above ~550 mb; 90% RH below ~550 mb | | 12 034323166 174422 22.81 42.50 1017.6 100° 23 13 170° 13 RH heating cycles; poor telemetry and spotty winds | | 440-565 mb and 737-770 mb; 35% RH 700-950 mb; | | 85% RH 400-700 mb; 15% RH above 400 mb | | 13 010748102 175519 22.72 40.99 1018.3 105° 16 7 175° 14 35% RH 600-900 mb | | 14 034113024 175850 22.69 40.50 1018.0 95° 18 4 180° 12 35% RH 600-900 mb | | 15 010748103 180221 22.66 40.00 1018.8 85° 18 8 155° 09 Late winds 70 s; bad/no telemetry and no winds | | 960-1006 mb; 35% RH 600-900 mb; moist above 600 mb | | 16 034323169 180555 22.62 39.50 1018.8 65° 16 4 160° 07 10-40% RH 550-900 mb | | 17 010715216 180931 22.58 39.01 1019.5 55° 14 29 165° 07 10-35% RH 500-900 mb | | 18 010748095 181314 22.54 38.50 ------ -------------- -------- No T and RH; late winds 148 s; noisy GPS signal | | 19 034323185 181654 22.42 38.04 1018.8 60° 16 4 135° 06 Late winds 70 s; low as 10% RH 500-900 mb | | 20 034135034 182918 21.01 38.00 1017.9 75° 15 4 120° 07 Dry 450-900 mb | | 21 034323181 184214 19.50 38.00 1016.6 65° 14 4 110° 11 Dry 500-850 mb | | 22 010715148 185453 18.01 38.07 1015.4 40° 17 8 95° 12 Dry 500-850 mb; 25 kt ESE at 700 mb | | 23 010715206 191940 17.00 41.00 1014.7 70° 13 7 130° 08 Dry 500-850 mb; 30 kt ESE at 700 mb | | 24 011218003 193806 16.00 43.01 1014.1 105° 05 5 160° 05 Late winds 65 s; dry 550-800 mb (20% RH at 700 mb) | | 25 051926123 195618 15.01 45.02 1013.2 245° 05 5 200° 02 RH variable 400-700 mb, dryest at ~550 mb; west of | | SAL intrusion from west | | 26 043615022 201627 15.01 47.51 1012.7 195° 12 5 155° 01 RH variable 400-600 mb (as low as 5%); west edge of | | SAL intrusion from west | | 27 011245056 203633 15.00 50.00 ------ -------------- -------- No PTH--backed up | | 28 011218010 203801 14.97 50.18 1012.1 310° 07 4 45° 06 Dry above 650 mb | | 29 011218008 210024 14.53 52.94 1012.9 175° 02 5 70° 08 SAL-like sounding but very variable; last P at 88 m | | 30 003815107 212526 14.00 56.00 1012.5 135° 13 4 95° 11 Dry above 600 mb | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+