120 mph ?
Posted by cypresstx on 10/25/2011, 2:48 pm
http://www.tropicalatlantic.com/recon/UZNT13/KNHC/

Product: Air Force Temp Drop (Dropsonde) Message (UZNT13 KNHC)
Transmitted: 25th day of the month at 18:28Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 306)
Storm Number: 18
Storm Name: Rina (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 4
Observation Number: 11

Part A...

Date: Near the closest hour of 18Z on the 25th day of the month
Highest Mandatory Level For Which Wind Was Reported: 700mb
Coordinates: 17.1N 84.1W
Location: 271 miles (437 km) to the E (96°) from Belize City, Belize.
Marsden Square: 045 (About)

Level Geo. Height Air Temp. Dew Point Wind Direction Wind Speed
987mb (29.15 inHg) Sea Level (Surface) 22.2°C (72.0°F) 21.7°C (71.1°F) 195° (from the SSW) 104 knots (120 mph)
1000mb -117m (-384 ft) This level does not exist in this area of the storm above the surface level.
925mb 562m (1,844 ft) 20.0°C (68.0°F) 19.7°C (67.5°F) 215° (from the SW) 83 knots (96 mph)
850mb 1,291m (4,236 ft) 17.0°C (62.6°F) 16.5°C (61.7°F) 220° (from the SW) 83 knots (96 mph)
700mb 2,947m (9,669 ft) 14.0°C (57.2°F) Approximately 5°C (41°F) 230° (from the SW) 87 knots (100 mph)

Information About Radiosonde:
- Launch Time: 18:07Z
- About Sonde: A descending radiosonde tracked automatically by satellite navigation with no solar or infrared correction.

Remarks Section...

Dropsonde Location: Dropped in eyewall 135° (SE) from the eye center.

Splash Location: 17.19N 84.03W
Splash Time: 18:11Z

Release Location: 17.11N 84.09W
Release Time: 18:07:22Z

Splash Location: 17.19N 84.03W
Splash Time: 18:11:26Z

Mean Boundary Level Wind (mean wind in the lowest 500 geopotential meters of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 200° (from the SSW)
- Wind Speed: 90 knots (104 mph)

Deep Layer Mean Wind (average wind over the depth of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 215° (from the SW)
- Wind Speed: 83 knots (96 mph)
- Depth of Sounding: From 697mb to 986mb

Average Wind Over Lowest Available 150 geopotential meters (gpm) of the sounding:
- Lowest 150m: 159 gpm - 9 gpm (522 geo. feet - 30 geo. feet)
- Wind Direction: 195° (from the SSW)
- Wind Speed: 99 knots (114 mph)
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