Storm Claudette Dropwindsonde ScientistsMike Black, Brian Etherton

Flight ID 030711N1 Flight Director Paul Flaherty Takeoff from MacDill at 1740 UTC

Mission ID 1004A Claudette AVAPS Operators Chris Hornbrook Recovery at MacDill at 0130 UTC

Drop #	Sonde ID #	Time (UTC)	Lat (°N)	Lon (°W)	Surface Pressure (mb)	Wind closest to surface		DLM wind (kt)	Comments	SATCOM tries	Ob #
1	022525050	180837	26.45	86.31	.	.	.	.	100% low-mid CU	1	1
2	0250180808	182348	25.48	84.51	.	.	.	.	100% mid-high cloud	1	2
3	021925082	184158	23.50	83.56	.	.	.	.	100% deep cloud	2	3
4	022625123	190044	21.89	85.03	.	.	.	.	100% deep cloud	1	4
5	022615259	191726	20.07	84.11	1015.2	.	.	.	100% deep cloud	1	5
6	025045256	193608	20.06	86.45	1012.6	.	.	.	100% low cu, south of storm	3	6
7	022615267	194901	21.56	86.80	1011.9	.	.	.	100% cirrus - near center?	10	7
8	022945144	201532	24.49	88.27	.	.	.	.	100% high-mid	1	8
9	022945083	203405	25.46	90.50	.	.	.	.	10% few mid, few low, some bad winds	2	9
9b	025045245	203753	25.27	90.89	.	.	.	.	10% few mid, few low	1	10
10	022945141	205600	23.95	92.52	.	.	.	.	30% sct cu, low level	1	11
11	022625120	211532	22.47	94.16	.	.	.	.	20% few/sct cu low	4	12
12	022615266	213443	20.76	92.74	1012.4	.	.	.	10% few low, plane in light turbulence	2	13
13	022945081	215255	19.19	91.41	1011.3	.	.	.	20% cu	1	14
14	022625062	222311	19.05	95.03	1014.1	.	.	.	10%	3	15
15	022625175	224048	.	.	1014.2	.	.	.	10% intermittent wind	1	16
16	022625061	232945	26.0	95.01	1016.1	.	.	.	.	3	17
17	025018069	234936	28.41	94.91	1016.5	.	.	.	5% cu	.	18
18	022625053	000944	27.51	92.48	1012.0	.	.	.	5%	.	20
19	022615261	002736	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	21
20	021925219	195658	22.5	87.01	1016.9	.	.	.	?- resent to HAPS	2	19
21	022615232	004140	27.5	87.9	1018.6	.	.	.	.	.	22
22	022945143	005122	28.5	85.98	.	.	.	.	70% stro-cu	1	24
23	022945145	230435	.	.	.	.	.	.	Resent to HAPS	1	23

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