N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Rita                       Dropwindsonde Scientists Shirley Murillo/Mike Black
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Flight ID 050920I                Flight Director Marty Mayeaux                                 Takeoff from MACDILL  at  145150 UTC
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Mission ID 1118A RITA            AVAPS Operators Damon San Souci/Ray Tong                      Recovery  at MACDILL  at  191954 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    012625024  154816  24.52  81.83 1001.4    11°  39    10         NW Rainband     RH heating cycles                          |
|  2    002525275  155335  24.22  81.61  991.1   356°  54     4         NW Eyewall                                                 |
|  3    012025059  160155  23.81  81.17  978.5    76°  10     7            Eye          Weak telemetry and no winds 855-800 mb     |
|  4    002638017  160503  23.74  80.96  981.5   164°  91     9         SE Eyewall                                                 |
|  5    012625020  164255  24.30  79.63 1007.7   130°  41    10                         RH heating cycles                          |
|  6    002638028  171620  24.09  81.17 ------   --------------         NE Eyewall      No winds; PTH telemetry sporadic below     |
|                                                                                       816 mb                                     |
|  7    011245418  172856  23.67  81.87 ------   --------------         SW Eyewall      Fast fall; no PTH below 828 mb; no heights |
|  8    012025068  181045  23.67  81.93  984.7   286°  74     7         SW Eyewall      Late winds 1 min.; RH heating cycles--     |
|                                                                                       problems with RH sensors cutting out       |
|  9    012625026  182130  24.23  81.64  985.6    70°  62    10         N Eyewall       S of Key West; RH heating cycles           |
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