Storm : Trop. Dep. FOURTEEN Dropwindsonde Scientist SIM ABERSON
Flight ID 20021014N1 Flight Director TOM SHEPARD
Mission ID 0314A CYCLONE AVAPS Operators MCNAMARA, HORNBROOK, BROGAN
Takeoff from MACDILL AFB at 1730 UTC
Recovery at MACDILL AFB at 0210 UTC

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Drop #	Sonde ID #	Time (UTC)	Lat (°N)	Lon (°W)	Surface Pressure (mb)	Wind closest to surface dir/spd hgt (kt) (m)		DLM wind (kt)	Comments	SATCOM tries	Ob #
1	022615284	180607	25.50	84.00	1012.4	16006	10	20510	10% Cu, pbias -3.0mb, late winds	2	01
2	022615274	182341	23.61	84.53	1011.3	06006	10	20507	T-storm (38,000ft) just W, pbias -2.8mb	1	02
3	014335041	184035	21.76	84.99	1011.1	13513	10	16504	In Ci, T-storms (>41,000ft), late winds, data after splash	1	03
4	014335048	185708	21.00	83.00	1009.6	12514	10	16006	Scu, T-storm (40,000ft) just N, pbias -2.8mb, late winds	2	04
5	014335045	192306	19.42	80.26	1009.7	14029	10	18015	Ci, pbias -2.5mb, sfc winds > winds aloft	1	05
6	022615276	193953	19.57	78.01	1010.8	13021	10	17516	Ci, pbias -2.1mb, superadiabatic 979-1002mb	1	06
7	013718046	195601	19.69	75.80	1010.6	16504	10	20507	Ci	1	07
8	022625049	201609	17.28	75.82	1009.7	11514	10	17509	Ci, pbias -2.8mb, dry ~850mb	2	08
9	022625063	203546	16.92	78.02	1009.1	10515	10	19015	Ci, pbias -2.5mb, dry 850-700mb, data after splash	1	09
10	014335089	205450	16.58	80.29	1009.2	11519	16	20016	Ci	1	10
11	014515002	211815	15.45	83.02	1007.4	25510	10	25509	Scu, pbias -2.8mb	1	11
12	013915084	213451	16.26	84.94	1007.6	30017	10	29510	Ci, pbias -2.5mb	1	12
13	014415013	215118	17.97	86.03	1008.2	01509	10	32005	Ci above and below, clear below, pbias - 2.8mb	1	13
14	014335022	220908	20.05	85.31	1009.4	04007	10	32001	25% Cu, pbias -2.5mb	5	14
15	014515004	222552	21.50	86.76	.	.	.	.	Ci, no winds >200mb, no telemetry later	.	X
15A	014335077	222905	21.69	87.11	1010.5	10505	10	25508	20% Cu, pbias -2.4mb	1	15

Drop #15 Not Transmitted

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Drop #	Sonde ID #	Time (UTC)	Lat (°N)	Lon (°W)	Surface Pressure (mb)	Wind closest to surface dir/spd hgt (kt) (m)		DLM wind (kt)	Comments	SATCOM tries	Ob #
16	014415008	224456	22.55	88.80	1010.9	00507	10	26013	20% Cu, pbias -2.4mb	1	16
17	014335118	230456	23.62	90.87	1010.6	31503	10	26518	10% Scu, pbias -2.7mb, very dry 700mb, data affter splash	1	17
18	022615203	232438	24.69	92.94	1011.8	35520	10	29521	Thin Ci, 50% Scu, pbias -2.7mb, no winds 300-550mb	5	18
18A	014515082	233004	24.97	93.48	1012.1	35018	10	29524	Thin Ci, 50% Cu, pbias -2.6mb, dry 700mb	1	19
19	014335124	234447	25.80	94.93	1013.8	01516	10	30028	50% Scu, pbias -2.1mb, late winds	5	20
20	020615234	000528	28.17	93.93	1014.5	36017	10	28024	Scu, dark, pbias -2.4mb	1	21
21	013718050	002221	27.16	91.66	1013.0	34018	10	26017	pbias -2.4mb, late winds, very dry 700mb	1	22
22	022615200	004104	26.07	89.32	1012.1	07007	10	25020	pbias -2.6mb	3	23
23	014515088	005912	25.14	87.07	1012.6	08007	10	24019	pbias -2.7mb	3	24
24	014415025	011333	26.87	87.37		06518	N/A	24020	intermittent data, missed surface, no H	1	25
25	022625057	012830	28.70	87.60	1012.9	13508	10	24016	pbias -2.6mb	1	26
26	022615194	014554	28.28	85.13	1011.9	08011	10	21522	Pbias -2.9mb, use RH2, LAST	1	27