Storm Claudette Dropwindsonde Scientists Mike Black

Flight ID 030714N Flight Director Paul Flaherty Takeoff from MacDill at 1728 UTC

Mission ID 2004A Claudette AVAPS Operators Chris Hornbrook Recovery at MacDill AFB, FL at 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)
1	021925008	175600	26.52	84.04	1018.4	172/6	7	5	clear	7	1
2	022918038	181120	26.50	86.00	1017.5	154/8	8	6	100% thick cirrus	1	2
3	022625112	182714	26.50	80.01	1016.5	163/10	8	14	100% thick cirrus	3	3
4	022625169	184245	26.45	90.00	1015.2	150/20	8	28	100% thick cirrus	2	4
5	022815071	190322	24.54	91.59	1013.5	195/16	7	21	70% low-mid cu	1	5
6	022815001	191849	24.5	89.5	1015.4	159/18	5	15	Thin cirrus, 10% low cu	1	6
7	021925107	193519	24.54	87.25	1016.5	135/9	4	8	100% thick cirrus	3	7
8	022625059	195107	24.39	85.09	1016.5	104/6	5	3	Thin cirrus, clear below	2	8
9	022945148	200753	22.54	86.04	1014.7	126/12	7	5	Thin cirrus	.	9
10	021925087	202334	22.5	88.0	.	.	.	.	Early failure, thin cirrus/clear below	.	.
10a	022815074	202602	22.5	88.32	1014.5	102/16	4	7	Noisy winds, thin cirrus, backup	2	10
11	022918028	203919	22.5	90.0	1014.4	107/8	10	9	Very thin cirrus	4	11
12	021925110	205439	22.42	91.9	1013.1	179/14	7	13	Clear, near convection	1	12
13	022815079	211158	20.53	91.14	1011.4	303/6	5	7	Clear, calm, relaxed, noisy near surface	3	13
14	022625174	212634	20.41	92.96	1011.3	192/3	8	6	A few cu	w2	14
15	022945073	214113	18.70	93.02	1010.6	321/10	4	6	Thin cirrus	w2	15
16	022815130	215728	18.73	94.98	1011.7	329/8	.	2	Few cu low	w2	16
17	021925075	221208	20.47	95.06	1012.2	345/6	8	4	Few cu	3	17
18	022918030	222841	21.06	96.56	1012.2	23/11	7	6	Few cu	1	18
19	022945146	224359	22.93	96.93	1011.8	17/2	9	8	mid-level	1	19
20	021925053	230234	22.59	94.57	1012.0	272/5	7	12	Few cu	w5	20
21	022945070	231926	24.53	94.16	1010.5	269/5	7	.	20% low cu	w2	21
22	022918036	233408	25.05	95.92	1012.0	02/15	7	.	Few cu	w1	22
23	021925085	234938	26.71	95.06	1008.6	.	.	.	50% low/mid	w1	24
24	021925092	000445	27.8	93.50	989.0	.	.	.	In deep convection NW of center	1	23
25	021925150	201444	28.57	92.41	1011.4	.	.	.	Thick cirrus	1	25
26	021925146	003141	28.50	90.00	.	.	.	.	Thick cirrus	w1	26
27	021925086	004625	29.0	88.0	1017.2	.	.	.	Thick cirrus	w	27
28	021925052	010001	29.0	86.0	1018.9	.	.	.	dark	w	28

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