N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Rita                       Dropwindsonde Scientists Mike Black
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Flight ID 050919I                Flight Director Marty Mayeaux                                 Takeoff from ST CROIX at   1455  UTC
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Mission ID 0618A RITA            AVAPS Operators Ray Tong/Dale Carpenter                       Recovery  at MACDILL  at   2247  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)    (RH heating cycles except as noted)        |
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|  1    003115499  171401  21.88  74.65 1009.1   214°  20     8                         105 n.m. SE                                |
|  2    002525279  180524  24.26  77.27 1009.4    20°  25    12                         105 n.m. NW; late winds 63 s               |
|  3    002525282  181720  23.37  77.00 1006.2   327°  30     5         Rainband        Late winds 68 s                            |
|  4    012025074  183650  22.00  76.94 1007.5   298°  22     7                         NW point                                   |
|  5    011245049  185039  22.69  76.26 1000.9   260°  44     8         Rainband                                                   |
|  6    012625033  185514  22.96  76.14  996.5   345°  28     8         Rainband                                                   |
|  7    010715217  192715  24.44  74.47 1009.2   114°  25     5                                                                    |
|  8    002638035  193405  24.80  74.88 1009.1   104°  33     8                                                                    |
|  9    012225006  194058  24.77  75.45 1008.3    82°  37     4                                                                    |
|  10   002638015  194804  24.67  76.04 1007.4    65°  38     8                         Heaters off                                |
|  11   012025058  195805  24.53  76.92 1007.0    40°  34    24                                                                    |
|  12   002525257  200807  23.95  77.45 1006.0    10°  41     8                                                                    |
|  13   002638034  201805  23.38  77.98 1007.9   327°  24     8                         Heaters off                                |
|  14   012225055  202808  22.83  77.47 1004.5   306°  29     7                                                                    |
|  15   012225146  205214  23.10  76.37  994.0   308°  02     8            Eye                                                     |
|  16   003115503  212357  24.13  77.30 1008.5    31°  34     5                                                                    |
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