N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Irene Dropwindsonde Scientists Jason Dunion -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 050808N Flight Director Barry Damiano Takeoff from BARBADOS at 1450 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID WX09A IRENE AVAPS Operators Ray Tong/Dale Carpenter Recovery at BARBADOS at 2145 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 002615503 152021 14.50 56.17 1015.3 110° 03 4 90° 05 ~5% RH 200-600 mb; moist below | | 2 002525261 153042 15.00 55.00 1015.6 205° 04 8 55° 05 RH very variable; dry above ~500-800 mb | | 3 002615510 154442 16.00 53.62 1015.1 335° 04 8 30° 07 RH variable 300-600 mb (5-80%); moist 700 mb - sfc. | | 4 002615501 161036 17.84 51.00 1014.7 90° 06 7 355° 03 Late winds 80 s; spotty winds 450-546 mb; close to | | Jordan, but 10-40% RH 200-650 mb | | 5 042815231 164014 19.91 47.91 1015.3 -------------- 245° 04 Variable, but moist sounding; very moist low; | | no winds below 500 mb; RH heating cycles | | 6 002615522 170325 21.52 45.41 ------ -------------- -------- Lost satellites - no winds | | 7 002525245 170520 21.66 45.19 1017.1 100° 16 8 160° 13 SAL drop; dry 500-900 mb; 20-30% RH at ~700 mb | | 8 002525233 172431 23.03 43.23 1019.0 70° 14 8 145° 09 SAL again (west edge); nice temperature inversion | | above and below; dry 550-850 mb (~25% RH at 700 mb) | | 9 043615190 173604 23.02 44.68 1017.4 75° 21 7 160° 12 SAL again; dry 600-900 mb (~30% RH); moist | | 300-600 mb | | 10 002615520 174858 23.02 46.34 1017.9 120° 16 7 165° 14 SAL again; dry 600-900 mb; dryest at ~850 mb; moist | | above 600 mb; T inversion | | 11 002525247 180227 22.96 48.01 1016.1 120° 24 4 155° 11 SAL, but losing its punch; dry wedge 650-850 mb; | | dry above 500 mb | | 12 044415107 182401 21.00 49.78 1014.4 180° 13 4 195° 06 Dry 600-850 mb (20% at 700 mb); dry above 400 mb; | | Rh heating cycles | | 13 042825013 184533 19.07 51.56 1014.3 280° 02 7 355° 04 Nice SAL 600-850 mb ~20-25% RH; moist @550 mb; dry | | above; RH heating cycles | | 14 034618042 185824 19.76 53.00 1013.7 335° 07 7 10° 09 SAL; 30-40% RH 650-850 mb; moist at ~600 mb; dry | | above; no Temperature inversion (old?) | | 15 002525232 191152 20.53 54.50 1013.8 20° 09 5 25° 12 Late winds 62 s; SAL-type sounding; ~35% RH at | | 700 mb | | 16 002615514 193004 22.52 55.48 1014.7 -------------- 35° 14 SAL, but variable and dry; as dry as 20% RH just | | below 700 mb | | 17 051926126 195036 24.85 55.17 1015.1 -------------- -------- Fast fall - no winds; SAL; dry 600-850 mb; ~15% at | | 700 mb | | 18 034325142 195925 24.00 55.83 1015.9 35° 15 7 25° 15 SAL; dry 550-850 mb (10% RH 700 mb); moist 550 mb, | | but dry 200-550 mb | | 19 003115511 201500 22.50 57.05 1015.6 -------------- 35° 14 SAL; dry 600-850 mb ~10% at 700 mb | | 20 002615508 202521 21.51 57.83 1015.6 60° 10 5 40° 13 Classic SAL sounding | | 21 002615596 204055 19.98 58.99 1014.4 70° 12 8 50° 12 SAL; dry 580-800 and 200-600 mb; 20% RH at 700 mb | | 22 034113074 205707 17.99 59.15 1013.6 75° 10 7 55° 10 Dry above 650 mb; moist below | | 23 034135070 211333 15.99 59.29 1013.4 -------------- 75° 10 Dry above 650 mb; moist below | | 24 002615539 212145 14.99 59.36 1013.0 125° 11 8 85° 09 Moist below 450 mb; dry above | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+