Storm Claudette Dropwindsonde Scientists Mike Black, Barry Damiano
Flight ID 030713N Flight Director Paul Flaherty Takeoff from McDill at 1731 UTC
Mission ID 1604A Claudette AVAPS Operators Chris Hornbrook Recovery at McDill at 0030 UTC
Drop # | Sonde ID # | Time (UTC) | Lat (°N) | Lon (°W) | Surface Pressure (mb) | Wind closest
to surface | DLM wind (kt) | Comments | SATCOM tries | Ob # | |
dir/spd (kt) | hgt (m) |
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1 | 021925144 | 175451 | 26.03 | 84.04 | 1017.2 | 136/10 | 7 | 5 | 100% low-mid, intermittent winds | 5 | 1 |
2 | 021925090 | 181533 | 26.00 | 86.50 | 1017.2 | 142/7 | 7 | 10 | 100% just below flight level | 1 | 2 |
3 | 020835056 | 183515 | 25.94 | 88.93 | 1015.5 | 107/20 | 7 | 20 | 100% below | 1 | 3 |
4 | 021925227 | 185059 | 24.05 | 88.92 | 1010.4 | 154/25 | 19 | 19 | 100% below, noisy p7h near surface | 5 | 4 |
5 | 020835010 | 190501 | 24.00 | 87.00 | 1016.2 | 142/10 | 7 | 9 | 70% mid-level | 1 | 5 |
6 | 020615007 | 191918 | 23.82 | 85.18 | . | . | . | . | 100% near convection, no winds | . | . |
6a | 020835004 | 192114 | 23.65 | 85.35 | 1016.0 | 190/5 | 7 | 2 | 80% below mid-level, backup sonde | 3 | 6 |
7 | 020215486 | 193916 | 22.05 | 86.98 | . | . | . | 5 | Thin cir/ clear below, sonde failed @ splash | 2 | 7 |
8 | 020835058 | 195506 | 22.00 | 89.00 | 1014.2 | 200/10 | 7 | 9 | Thin cir/sct cu below | 4 | 8 |
9 | 020835053 | 201049 | 21.98 | 91.00 | 1012.0 | 206/7 | 7 | 11 | Thin cir/ clear below | 1 | 9 |
10 | 020835055 | 202913 | 20.74 | 92.88 | 1010.3 | 236/5 | 7 | 5 | Thin cir/ clear below | 5 | 10 |
11 | 020835002 | 204545 | 19.62 | 91.19 | 1012.5 | 325/4 | 7 | 5 | Thin cir/ sct cu below | 1 | 11 |
12 | 020835007 | 210256 | 18.75 | 93.00 | 1012.0 | 010/5 | 7 | 3 | Sct cu | 1 | 12 |
13 | 020615245 | 212141 | 18.99 | 95.25 | . | . | . | 1 | Sct cld | 3 | 13 |
14 | 020835012 | 213638 | 20.76 | 95.38 | 1012.7 | . | . | . | clear | 1 | 14 |
15 | 021925016 | 214938 | 21.06 | 96.94 | 1013.3 | 8/12 | . | . | clear | 3 | 15 |
16 | 021925013 | 221121 | 23.72 | 96.74 | . | . | . | . | 10% low cu | 2 | 16 |
17 | 020835052 | 222744 | 24.05 | 94.56 | 1011.1 | . | . | . | 10% cu south of the center | 3 | 17 |
18 | 0208350008 | 223959 | 25.53 | 94.5 | 1010.9 | . | . | . | 10% W od center | 4 | 18 |
19 | 020215109 | 225247 | 27.08 | 94.5 | 1013.1 | . | . | . | 10% WW of center | 1 | 19 |
20 | 020835009 | 230222 | 28.25 | 94.5 | . | . | . | . | 5% low cu | 5 | 20 |
21 | 020215062 | 232312 | 28.4 | 93.16 | . | . | . | . | 100% cirrus intermittent | 1 | 21 |
22 | 020835003 | 233836 | 28.00 | 90.0 | . | . | . | . | 100% cirrus | . | 22 |
23 | 020835057 | 235205 | 28.00 | 88.00 | . | . | . | . | 100% cirrus-intermittent winds | . | . |
23a | 021925074 | 235459 | 28.00 | 87.6 | 1015.8 | . | . | . | 100% cirrus-backup | 4 | 23 |
24 | 021925152 | 000904 | 28.00 | 85.5 | 1017.3 | . | . | . | Cirrus below | . | . |
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