N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Wilma Dropwindsonde Scientists Sim Aberson -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 051018N Flight Director Paul Flaherty Takeoff from MACDILL at 1727 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID 0624A WILMA AVAPS Operators Dale Carpenter/Dave Brogan Recovery at MACDILL at 0149 UTC --------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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) (RH heating cycles except where noted) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 012548014 175112 25.90 83.69 1012.5 60° 13 10 15° 04 10% Cu; no winds above ~400 mb; possible P bias | | -2.7 mb; very dry ~700 mb | | 1A 012548008 175300 25.70 83.80 1012.1 60° 15 10 60° 07 10% Cu; used RH2 above 500 mb; very dry ~700 mb; | | no winds above 700 mb; possible P bias -2.8 mb; | | heaters off; backup | | 2 012548028 180921 23.95 84.83 1011.1 40° 19 10 15° 10 20% Cu; possible P bias -2.8 mb; very dry ~702 mb; | | heaters off | | 3 012625045 182814 21.85 85.92 1009.6 25° 22 10 40° 16 20% Cu; possible P bias -2.5 mb | | 4 012548004 184530 21.39 84.11 1007.3 45° 19 10 50° 19 10% Cu; 30% SCu; RH2; heaters off | | 5 000715076 190248 19.40 83.48 1005.7 70° 20 10 55° 23 40% SCu; some congestus | | 6 012548003 191703 19.35 81.67 1004.0 90° 30 101 80° 27 Overcast; heaters off | | 7 012225038 193536 19.88 79.37 1006.5 105° 29 10 135° 22 Overcast | | 8 012548026 195049 18.28 80.14 1001.2 90° 30 10 125° 32 Overcast; no winds 282-360 and 600-965 mb; possible | | P bias -2.9 mb; heaters off | | 9 012225117 200643 16.48 79.62 1000.6 155° 44 42 170° 44 Overcast; RH2 sensor dropouts below 875 mb, | | affecting heating cycles; no winds 255-273 mb | | 10 012225041 202210 14.73 80.19 1001.9 215° 32 10 215° 30 Overcast; possible P bias -2.8 mb | | 11 012225042 203720 13.66 81.68 1004.0 260° 20 10 275° 30 Overcast; late winds 105 s; possible P bias -2.4 mb | | 12 012525030 204728 13.65 82.94 1010.0 285° 10 10 305° 23 Overcast; possible P bias -2.7 mb; heaters off | | 13 012615100 212323 16.48 85.62 1005.0 285° 23 10 5° 25 Overcast; no winds 493-971 and 318-464 mb; possible | | P bias -3.0 mb | | 14 012548015 214205 16.25 87.90 1005.9 -------------- 25° 15 Undercast; lost winds at 853 mb | | 15 012525021 215826 17.97 86.96 1004.0 350° 24 109 30° 22 Undercast; some TCu; possible P bias -2.8 mb | | 16 012548027 221359 18.41 85.12 1005.9 40° 28 10 30° 25 Undercast and overcast; possible P bias -2.2 mb | | 17 000715353 222925 20.03 86.02 1007.6 15° 27 10 40° 22 20% Cu; some TCu; no winds 410-450 mb; possible P | | bias -2.3 mb | | 18 000715042 225650 22.91 87.56 1011.1 35° 16 10 15° 11 20% Cu; possible P bias -2.3 mb | | 19 000745015 231012 22.05 88.95 1011.6 -------------- 10° 12 Thin undercast; extremely dry ~700 mb; no winds | | below 609 mb; possible P bias -2.6 mb | | 20 000715036 232411 21.08 90.39 1011.4 35° 15 10 30° 11 10% Cu; extremely dry ~700 mb; possible P bias | | -2.4 mb | | 21 000715037 233828 19.47 90.97 1010.8 355° 15 10 35° 15 10% Cu; possible P bias -2.3 mb | | 22 003135267 235503 20.04 92.93 1011.9 25° 09 10 35° 11 20% Cu; extremely dry ~700 mb; possible P bias | | -2.0 mb | | 23 000715380 000730 21.49 92.75 1011.9 30° 15 10 15° 09 20% Cu; extremely dry ~700 mb | | 24 000715062 002023 22.98 92.46 1012.9 35° 13 10 10° 08 Dark; extremley dry ~700 mb; possible P bias | | -2.4 mb | | 25 000715039 003858 24.08 90.34 1013.6 45° 13 10 360° 10 Dark | | 26 000715048 005723 25.17 88.17 1013.8 70° 11 10 350° 09 Late winds 91 s; no winds 220-252 mb | | 27 000745016 011517 26.25 86.00 1013.2 65° 15 10 315° 12 Extremely dry ~700 mb; possible P bias -2.3 mb | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+