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HWIND Aerosonde Plots/
Ophelia 16 Aug, 2005
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NOAA WP-3D 700 MB
winds in dark red,
aerosonde winds in black,
buoy winds in dark blue.
Peak 700 mb winds of 67 kt
were 10 nm SW of center, as
opposed to 55 kt SFMR surface
winds NE of center near small
Inner eye. Aerosonde flew
downwind along major band to
east and across major band to
north.