OBS 11/2
Posted by JAC on 11/2/2010, 7:46 am
CIMSS  06:00Z
13.5N  70.8W
1002.5 mb
Shear = 8.8 m/s


VORTEX  08:17Z
13.5N  71.8W
SFMR:  24 knots
Eyewall Delta-T = 2C

Eye Drop  05:46Z
13.6N  71.3W
T = 28.6C
Td = 27.3C
1003 mb
Theta-e = 371K




Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 2nd day of the month at 08:17Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 300)
Storm Number & Year: 21L in 2010
Storm Name: Tomas (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 7
Observation Number: 11
A. Time of Center Fix: 2nd day of the month at 7:53:10Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 13°31'N 71°49'W (13.5167N 71.8167W)
B. Center Fix Location: 349 miles (562 km) to the S (174°) from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 717m (2,352ft) at 925mb
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 24kts (~ 27.6mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 19 nautical miles (22 statute miles) to the WSW (251°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 15° at 23kts (From the NNE at ~ 26.5mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 59 nautical miles (68 statute miles) to the W (268°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 1003mb (29.62 inHg) - Extrapolated
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 22°C (72°F) at a pressure alt. of 792m (2,598ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 24°C (75°F) at a pressure alt. of 791m (2,595ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 21°C (70°F)
K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
L. Eye Character: Not Available
M. Eye Shape: Not Available
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature
N. Fix Levels (sfc and flt lvl centers are within 5nm of each other): Surface and 925mb
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 0.5 nautical miles
Remarks Section - Remarks That Were Decoded...
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 42kts (~ 48.3mph) in the northwest quadrant at 6:57:30Z
Maximum Flight Level Wind Outbound: 39kts (~ 44.9mph) in the northeast quadrant at 8:03:40Z
Sea Level Pressure Extrapolation From: 925mb
Remarks Section - Additional Remarks...
SOME BANDING E SIDE.
SFMR AND EXTRAP SLP INDICATE SFC CNTR NE AT 2 NM FM FL CNTER

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