Recon image through 9:33am EDT
Posted by
Chris in Tampa on 10/3/2016, 9:42 am
Last pressure was 942mb with 6 knots of surface wind. The previous 940mb was extrapolated, so it doesn't necessarily mean it went up from pass to pass, they might have been a little low.

URNT12 KNHC 031323 VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL142016 A. 03/13:08:30Z B. 15 deg 30 min N 074 deg 58 min W C. 700 mb 2594 m D. 93 kt E. 118 deg 10 nm F. 206 deg 120 kt G. 120 deg 12 nm H. 942 mb I. 11 C / 3056 m J. 17 C / 3046 m K. 12 C / NA L. CLOSED M. C16 N. 12345 / 07 O. 0.02 / 1 nm P. AF306 1614A MATTHEW OB 11 MAX FL WIND 124 KT 083 / 12 NM 11:52:30Z CNTR DROPSONDE SFC WIND 130 / 6 KT
Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC) Transmitted: 3rd day of the month at 13:23Z Agency: United States Air Force Aircraft: Lockheed WC-130J Hercules with reg. number AF97-5306 Storm Number & Year: 14 in 2016 Storm Name: Matthew (flight in the North Atlantic basin) Mission Number: 16 Observation Number: 11 A. Time of Center Fix: 3rd day of the month at 13:08:30Z B. Center Fix Coordinates: 15°30'N 74°58'W (15.5N 74.9667W) B. Center Fix Location: 213 statute miles (342 km) to the SE (145°) from Kingston, Jamaica. C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 2,594m (8,510ft) at 700mb D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind Inbound: 93kts (~ 107.0mph) E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind Inbound: 10 nautical miles (12 statute miles) to the ESE (118°) of center fix F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 206° at 120kts (From the SSW at ~ 138.1mph) G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 12 nautical miles (14 statute miles) to the ESE (120°) of center fix H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 942mb (27.82 inHg) I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 11°C (52°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,056m (10,026ft) J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 17°C (63°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,046m (9,993ft) K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 12°C (54°F) K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available L. Eye Character: Closed M. Eye Shape & Diameter: Circular with a diameter of 16 nautical miles (18 statute miles) 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 700mb O. Navigational Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles O. Meteorological Accuracy: 1 nautical mile
Remarks Section: Maximum Flight Level Wind: 124kts (~ 142.7mph) which was observed 12 nautical miles (14 statute miles) to the E (83°) from the flight level center at 11:52:30Z Dropsonde Surface Wind at Center: From 130° at 6kts (From the SE at 7mph)
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