20080910H1 Scientist log: (Marks)

Time		Comment
200255	TO
201500	radar data recording on
203800	AXBT#1 clear 100 fathoms SST 26.5 very shallow mixed layer (again) tracking along N edge of big outer rainband
204953	AXBT#2  no joy
210000 	AXBT#3 no joy
210930	AXBT#4 
211830	turn point on NW side of storm, descent to 8k ft. MSL trk 134
212105	droponde #1 launch TK 135 Point (1) start Penetration (1)
213335	trk 110 deg. now.
213812	dropsonde #2
213840	track 090 toward eye
214959	dropsonde #3 in eye.
215030	070 trk
215130	trk 135
215250	drpsonde # 4 in SE eyewall
220620	XBT #5 drop SE side
221000	entered convection SE side pretty bumpy on this side
222100 	end leg turn TK 360 to NE of center
222300	dropsonde#5 at end of leg 1 Point (2) start Penetration (2)
223000	In big rainband on SE side like a roller coaster Lots of strong cells. WIsh I had the LF
223900	flying right down big rainband
225500	at point (3) turn track to center (225) 
225710	dropsonde#6 at point (3)
232141	dropsonde#7 NE eyewall
232237	center  xtrap central pressure 949 mb
232408	dropsonde #8 in SW eyewall TK 225 to point (4)
235000	Point (4) combo drop AXBT#10 dropsonde #9 TK 110 to Point (5) S of eye
000700	Point (5) dropsonde #10 turn TK N start Penetration (3)
002000	rocking and rolling in big outer eyewall S of center
002028 	TA down eye only 8-10 nm across
002900	center 24 43/86  22 TK NW
003300 	turn 10 nm outside center TK 155 back to eye for QuikSCAT
003545	in center again Penetration (4)
003700	SW eyewall drop no launch detect
005100	turn S of center ioutiside outer eyewall 55 nm S of center TK 360 to center. Penetration (5)
010600	center dropsonde #12 turn TK 090 24 44/86 27 bad RH and wind
011200 	Bouncing around in E side rainbands
011900	turn TK 270 back to eye Start Penetration (6)
013505	dropsonde #13 turn to trk 135 deg back into center start Penetration (7)
020501	S eyewall dropsonde #14

021213	eyewall dropsonde#15
021315	eye dropsonde#16 eye so small tracking through to other side and then come back in, 944 mb, 
021500 	turn around again start Penetration (9)
021930	center fix turn TK 045 for 100 nm, 
032950 	land

Penetrations -- 9
AXBT -- 10/8 good
Dropsondes -- 15/