N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Rita Dropwindsonde Scientists Mike Black/Michael Bell -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 050922H Flight Director Tom Shepherd Takeoff from MACDILL at 1532 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID WX18A RITA AVAPS Operators Beth Kerr/Bill Olney Recovery at MACDILL at 2337 UTC --------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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) (All UBLOX sondes) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 044415164 171100 25.59 88.47 966 136° 72 6 27.1 E Eyewall Outer eyewall; 40 n.m. radius | | 2 051926271 172547 25.59 89.15 ------ -------------- W Eyewall Outbound leg; early launch detect 9 min., | | 49 s; no winds above 815 mb; no data below | | 892 mb | | 3 042815074 173039 25.58 89.52 971 336° 73 10 W Eyewall Outer eyewall | | 4 044535012 180022 25.20 89.03 966 237° 97 17 28.5 S Eyewall Outer eyewall; RH heating cycles | | 5 051926228 180522 25.50 89.03 923 225° 65 58 S Eyewall | | 6 051926242 180913 25.80 89.03 931 51° 116 16 N Eyewall | | 7 043625180 181408 26.11 89.03 970 68° 77 16 N Eyewall Outer eyewall | | 8 053166012 183229 25.72 89.32 940 342° 79 5 NW Eyewall Outer eyewall; no PTH 864-906 mb; no winds | | 857-905 mb | | 9 053166105 183241 25.72 89.31 937 324° 89 17 NW Eyewall No PTH 852-900 mb; no winds 854-898 mb; | | RH heating cycles | | 10 053166084 183254 25.71 89.30 935 319° 88 10 NW Eyewall No PTH 840-891 mb; no winds 828-891 mb | | 11 053166157 183308 25.70 89.25 937 -------------- NW Eyewall No PTH 793-888 mb; no winds below ~858 mb | | 12 053166159 191842 25.79 89.45 943 342° 81 30 W Eyewall No PTH 822-909 mb; no winds 818-908 mb; | | RH heating cycles | | 13 053166018 191900 25.79 89.43 ------ -------------- W Eyewall No PTH 775-867 mb and no winds 771-867 mb | | on AVAPS channel #1--okay on channel #5 | | 13A 053166013 191901 25.79 89.43 ------ -------------- W Eyewall | | 14 053166163 191927 25.78 89.40 ------ -------------- W Eyewall No telemetry until 898 mb | | 15 053166073 191949 25.77 89.38 ------ -------------- W Eyewall No telemetry until 894 mb | | 16 053166135 195543 25.88 89.49 ------ -------------- W Eyewall No winds | | 17 053166162 195603 25.87 89.48 ------ -------------- W Eyewall | | 18 053166156 195617 25.86 89.46 ------ -------------- W Eyewall | | 19 053166077 195636 25.85 89.45 ------ -------------- W Eyewall No launch detect | | 20 053166099 202407 25.73 89.57 939 306° 90 15 SW Eyewall RH heating cycles | | 21 053166108 202425 25.74 89.55 ------ -------------- SW Eyewall | | 22 053166017 202443 25.75 89.53 ------ -------------- SW Eyewall RH heating cycles | | 23 053166006 202508 25.76 89.51 ------ -------------- SW Eyewall RH heating cycles | | 24 051926243 203444 25.60 89.71 960 287° 103 21 SW Eyewall Outer eyewall; RAINEX | | 25 051926241 203538 25.57 89.77 ------ -------------- SW Eyewall Outer eyewall; RAINEX | | 26 051926235 205220 25.75 89.47 ------ -------------- SW Eyewall RH heating cycles | | 27 041724016 205625 25.84 89.27 ------ -------------- E Eyewall Some spotty winds | | 28 053166165 210004 25.75 89.08 ------ -------------- SE Eyewall Outer eyewall; RH heating cycles | | 29 053166143 210025 25.74 89.06 959 158° 98 13 SE Eyewall Outer eyewall | | 30 053166164 210041 25.74 89.05 ------ -------------- SE Eyewall Outer eyewall | | 31 051926249 211613 26.28 89.71 ------ -------------- NW Eyewall Outer eyewall | | 32 051926239 211707 26.24 89.69 ------ -------------- NW Eyewall Outer eyewall | | 33 053166008 212001 26.11 89.61 ------ -------------- NW Eyewall | | 34 053166107 212023 26.09 89.60 937 37° 101 5 NW Eyewall | | 35 053156051 212045 26.08 89.59 ------ -------------- NW Eyewall Delayed launch detect 5 s; RH heating | | cycles | | 36 042815114 213046 26.20 89.74 ------ -------------- NW Eyewall Outer eyewall; RAINEX | | 37 044535228 220722 25.93 89.21 ------ -------------- ---- E Eyewall Outer eyewall; RAINEX; RH heating cycles | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+