4 aircraft sampling in or around Matthew
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 10/5/2016, 6:54 am
| 5:58am EDT Sonde: 964mb, 11 knots of surface wind  Some G-IV HDOB sets are missing.  URNT12 KWBC 051014 VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL142016 A. 05/09:54:32Z B. 21 deg 14 min N 074 deg 39 min W C. NA D. 70 kt E. 251 deg 14 nm F. 333 deg 84 kt G. 251 deg 14 nm H. 964 mb I. 19 C / 2171 m J. 22 C / 2338 m K. 13 C / NA L. OPEN W M. C45 N. 12345 / NA O. .01 / 1 nm P. NOAA3 WC14A MATTHEW OB 06 PENETRATION AT 7000FT RADAR ALTITUDE MAX OUTBOUND FL WIND AND MAX FL WIND 102 KT 141 / 14 NM 09:59:23Z MAX FL TEMP 25 C 245 / 12 NM FROM FL CNTR CNTR DROPSONDE SFC WIND 150 / 11 KTS Product: NOAA Vortex Message (URNT12 KWBC) Transmitted: 5th day of the month at 10:14Z Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aircraft: Lockheed WP-3D Orion (Reg. Num. N43RF) Storm Number & Year: 14 in 2016 Storm Name: Matthew (flight in the North Atlantic basin) Mission: Third flight of a sequence of non-tasked research missions into this system Observation Number: 06 A. Time of Center Fix: 5th day of the month at 9:54:32Z B. Center Fix Coordinates: 21°14'N 74°39'W (21.2333N 74.65W) B. Center Fix Location: 114 statute miles (183 km) to the NE (42°) from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: Not Available D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind Inbound: 70kts (~ 80.6mph) E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind Inbound: 14 nautical miles (16 statute miles) to the WSW (251°) of center fix F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 333° at 84kts (From the NNW at ~ 96.7mph) G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 14 nautical miles (16 statute miles) to the WSW (251°) of center fix H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 964mb (28.47 inHg) I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 19°C (66°F) at a pressure alt. of 2,171m (7,123ft) J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 22°C (72°F) at a pressure alt. of 2,338m (7,671ft) K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 13°C (55°F) K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available L. Eye Character: Open in the west, W M. Eye Shape & Diameter: Circular with a diameter of 45 nautical miles (52 statute miles) N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature N. Fix Level: Other - Not surface, 1500ft, 925mb, 850mb, 700mb, 500mb, 400mb, 300mb or 200mb O. Navigational Fix Accuracy: 0.01 nautical miles O. Meteorological Accuracy: 1 nautical mile Remarks Section - Remarks That Were Decoded... Maximum Flight Level Outbound and Flight Level Wind: 102kts (~ 117.4mph) which was observed 14 nautical miles (16 statute miles) to the SE (141°) from the flight level center at 9:59:23Z Maximum Flight Level Temp: 25°C (77°F) which was observed 12 nautical miles (14 statute miles) to the WSW (245°) from the flight level center Dropsonde Surface Wind at Center: From 150° at 11kts (From the SSE at 13mph) Remarks Section - Additional Remarks... PENETRATION AT 7000FT RADAR ALTITUDE Radar images from NOAA:   Credit: NOAA-AOC From: http://hurricanecity.com/recon/ |
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