N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Ophelia                    Dropwindsonde Scientists John Kaplan
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Flight ID 050909N                Flight Director Tom Shepherd/Paul Flaherty                    Takeoff from MACDILL at   175006  UTC
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Mission ID 1016A OPHELIA         AVAPS Operators Jeff Smith/Dale Carpenter                     Recovery  at MACDILL at   ~0240   UTC
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| 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)                                                                    |
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|  1    011245111  183333  25.28  78.17 ------   --------------   --------     ~30% low Cu; bad T & RH and intermittent winds      |
|  1A   002525281  183453  25.22  78.06 1011.3   248°  13     5   215°  12     ~30% low Cu; RH heating cycles                      |
|  2    011245120  185406  24.00  76.00 1012.4   146°  08     8   160°  07                                                         |
|  3    001245287  190843  23.00  74.50 1012.2   136°  09     7   115°  08     100% cirrus below aircraft                          |
|  4    002648027  192237  22.13  73.06 1013.0   137°  12     7    95°  09                                                         |
|  5    003135180  193844  23.94  72.93 1013.3   158°  08     7   105°  08                                                         |
|  6    001245293  195440  24.05  71.02 ------   --------------   --------     Late winds 125 s; no winds below 305 mb; bad fall   |
|                                                                              rate                                                |
|  6A   002638113  195622  24.19  70.96 1014.0   143°  08     7    95°  11                                                         |
|  7    001115053  201333  25.95  70.12 1015.0   197°  06     8   120°  11                                                         |
|  8    003115321  202623  26.06  71.94 1013.6   186°  11     5   135°  08     Possible SAL sonde; no winds ~90-150 s              |
|  9    002638116  204229  27.95  71.92 1013.3   194°  13     4   185°  11     Classic SAL sonde; RH heating cycles                |
|  10   002648035  205647  28.07  70.06  1015    216°  09     5   170°  09     Set T missing from 0 - 35 s                         |
|  11   001245279  211241  29.95  70.08 1014.3   196°  09     5   215°  12     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  12   003135271  212644  30.04  71.98 1013.1   175°  13     5   205°  17     Very dry 200-900 mb                                 |
|  13   003135181  214230  29.12  73.94 1011.2   188°  23     5   205°  22                                                         |
|  14   002638082  215815  30.99  73.95 1014.3   130°  17     7   195°  25                                                         |
|  15   003115265  221353  31.99  71.98 1014.3   188°  22     5   225°  19     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  16   002648040  222709  32.07  70.06 1014.7    90°  07     8   240°  19                                                         |
|  17   003115134  224313  34.01  70.01 1016.2    92°  07     7   245°  24     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  18   003135273  230220  35.99  71.02 1017.5   269°  03     5   255°  28     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  19   002615309  232209  36.98  73.02 1018.1    34°  05     5   270°  29     Very dry below 300 mb; RH heating cycles            |
|  20   003115130  234100  35.97  74.89 1017.8    47°  11     7   275°  18     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  21   003135232  000010  34.01  73.11 1015.7   108°  12     5   235°  18     RH noisy                                            |
|  22   003115509  001730  33.01  75.01 1013.6   112°  20     4   200°  16                                                         |
|  23   002158022  004147  32.73  78.13 1011.1    42°  34    36    65°  12     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  24   003135270  005417  31.69  76.82 1008.6    66°  46    28   110°  24     Delayed launch detect 3 s; PTH telemetry and wind   |
|                                                                              dropouts ~740-765 mb; RH heating cycles             |
|  25   003115486  010946  29.94  76.26 1003.4   185°  46    20   200°  49     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  26   003115190  012506  28.23  76.26 1011.0   237°  21     8   240°  23     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  27   003115506  013855  27.14  78.09 1012.4   261°  13   190   250°  14     RH heating cycles                                   |
|  28   003115504  015042  27.18  79.97  1012    --------------   --------     Lost winds after 75 s                               |
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