N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm KATRINA                    Dropwindsonde Scientists John Gamache
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Flight ID 050828I                Flight Director Barry Damiano, Marty Mayeaux                  Takeoff from MACDILL  at   1620   UTC
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Mission ID 1812A KATRINA         AVAPS Operators Bill Olney/Damon San Souci                    Recovery  at MACDILL  at   0140   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)    (UBLOX sondes except #10)                  |
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|  1    044535018  171943  27.53  87.03  996.3   118°  42    11         Rainband                                                   |
|  2    051926195  174308  26.57  88.35 ------   --------------         NE Eyewall      RH heating cycles                          |
|  3    051926170  174345  26.55  88.38 ------   --------------         NE Eyewall                                                 |
|  4    051926060  174412  26.52  88.42  924.0    81° 122    11         NE Eyewall                                                 |
|  5    044535440  175520  26.33  88.67   902    310°  15    12            Eye                                                     |
|  6    053116033  175825  26.25  88.83  928.4   263° 104     9  28.5   SW Eyewall                                                 |
|  7    043835047  175858  26.22  88.88 ------   --------------         SW Eyewall                                                 |
|  8    044135154  180033  26.15  88.95 ------   --------------         SW Eyewall                                                 |
|  9    051926265  182259  25.03  89.92  994.8   281°  43    44         Rainband                                                   |
|  10   012225096  183148  25.02  89.12 ------   --------------                         "Rev D" sonde; RH heating cycles           |
|  11   044535572  185348  25.17  87.28  994.8   183°  44    11         Rainband        Delayed launch detect 5.5 s                |
|  12   044535567  191720  26.33  88.55 ------   --------------         SE Eyewall      No launch detect; PTH telemetry poor/      |
|                                                                                       missing and spotty winds 714-830 mb        |
|  13   053116037  191808  26.37  88.58 ------   --------------         SE Eyewall                                                 |
|  14   051926298  191915  26.42  88.63  920.5   163° 159    11         SE Eyewall                                                 |
|  15   044535114  192307  26.57  88.87  901.8   346°  14     8            Eye          Delayed launch detect 3 s; RH heating      |
|                                                                                       cycles                                     |
|  16   053116039  193221  26.62  89.02  919.5   318° 123    42         NW Eyewall                                                 |
|  17   051926098  193341  26.67  89.05 ------   --------------         NW Eyewall                                                 |
|  18   051926076  193454  26.70  89.10 ------   --------------         NW Eyewall                                                 |
|  19   053116035  195941  27.72  90.40  991.9    10°  39     9         Rainband                                                   |
|  20   053116034  201400  26.62  90.72 ------   --------------         Rainband        No launch detect                           |
|  21   044535004  201639  26.60  90.50  988.1   329°  46    13         Rainband                                                   |
|  22   051926295  203433  26.72  89.15  929.4   306° 113    27         W Eyewall                                                  |
|  23   051926174  203810  26.77  88.92  903.1   238°  06     7            Eye                                                     |
|  24   044535557  204124  26.75  88.68 ------   118° 136   N/A         E Eyewall                                                  |
|  25   053116232  210605  26.75  86.97  993.4   143°  50     9         Rainband        RH heating cycles                          |
|  26   043845006  211637  27.43  87.12 ------   --------------                                                                    |
|  27   053116065  212258  27.78  87.67 ------   --------------                         RH heating cycles                          |
|  28   043845059  212721  28.03  88.03 ------   --------------                                                                    |
|  29   053116223  213333  28.43  88.62 ------   --------------                                                                    |
|  30   051926297  220423  28.63  89.07   993     86°  53     8         Rainband        Delayed launch detect 30 s                 |
|  31   044535355  222717  27.23  89.17  927.7    26° 113     5         N Eyewall       Delayed launch detect 6 s; RH heating      |
|                                                                                       cycles                                     |
|  32   053116230  223114  26.97  89.13  904.0   319°  08    14            Eye                                                     |
|  33   053116231  223517  26.68  89.10 ------   218° 102   N/A         S Eyewall                                                  |
|  34   044535009  230042  25.35  89.02 ------   --------------         Rainband        No launch detect                           |
|  35   053116224  230147  25.40  89.02  989.7   232°  40    13         Rainband                                                   |
|  36   051946061  232201  26.83  89.03  923.0   184° 139    19         SW Eyewall                                                 |
|  37   053116157  232601  27.12  89.32   904     29°  07     5            Eye                                                     |
|  38   053116073  235018  27.33  88.90  933.0   100° 129    21         NE Eyewall      RH heating cycles                          |
|  39   053116228  001149  28.67  88.20  992.0    86°  58     9         Rainband                                                   |
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