Log N42RF 20120828H1

Time	comment
074600	take off from Jacksonville
081200	TA radar came up - C. Lynch swapped out transmitter magnetron - Need Nancy to check calibration difference between previous missions and subsequent ones.
082700	LF data system crashed. Resetting. Not sure if recording effected
083900	LF data system up
090800	IP heading inbound, TK 270, Drop#1 combo AXBT#1
091500	AXCP#1
092040	combo AXBT#2 Drop#2
092300	AXCP#2 entering E eyewall edge, eyewall open NE, elliptical northwest-southeast major axis 50 nm long
093030	AXBT/sonde combo #3 in eye
093143	center drop#4 27 31,  87 59 358/6
093900	combo AXBT#4/Drop#5 exiting eyewall numerous rainbands wrapping around S side of center ,merging in SE eyewall, reminds me of Hurricane Elena in Appalachicola Bay
094450	midpoint Drop#6
100000	end leg#1 combo drop AXBT#5/Drop#7, trun TK 135 to point 3 SST 29.4 great leg for Doppler with many bands and large stratiform rain area
100540 AXBT#7 SST 28.6
103300 end downwind leg turn TK 360 to center combo drop#8
104900 midpoint drop #9
110355	center  27 47, 88 09 323/9 AXBT Drop#10
111400	combo AXBT/Drop#11
112200 midpoint Drop #12
112700	end leg 2 turn TK 225 Drop # 13 across mouth of Mississippi to turn point. Radar painting coastline, mobile bay, New Orleans, Lake Ponchartrain, and causeway.
114500 end downwind leg TK 135 to center Drop#14
115932	midpoint drop#15
120915	combo ctd drop#16
121400 center 27 57 88 14 325/9 eye is still elliptical now major axis N-S
121750 combo AXctd drop#17
122540	Drop#18 in big band hurricane force winds
122645 Drop#19 RMW module for Eric
124100 end leg 3 TK 360 to NE point drop#20 (took sea state pictures on downwind leg)
131004	end downwind leg TK 225 to center combo AXBT/drop#21
132000	TA antenna was stuck on forward antenna C. Lynch is working on it
132440	midpoint drop#22 - Charles says antenna is back to normal
133300 combo BT/Drop#23
133900	center 28 01, 88 31 320/9 combo axbt/Drop#24
134340	combo axbt/Drop#25
134840	combo AXCP/drop#26 entering eyewall SW
140400 midpoint combo/AXCTD/Drop#27 (saw Teal bird took picture)
140800 end leg#4 combo AXBT/Drop#28 TK 045 back to center and then to JAX
142000	drop#29 mid point
143100	drop#30 RMW
143600	center 27 59, 88 33 320/8 TK 90 out to JAX
144800 drop#31 in RMW
150200	drop#32 end of leg
161000	land

radar analyses 5
drops 33 launched (missed one of the combos)
AXBTs 20 launched 18 good/2 bad
AXCTDs 11 launched 10 good/1 bad
AXCPs 8 launched 5 good/ 3 bad
Total 39 launched 33 good/6 bad