Saturday Evening Recon
Posted by
Chris in Tampa on 8/31/2019, 7:30 pm
Air Force plane is out there too.
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NOAA Recon (750 mb level, about 8,000 feet, at around 6,500 feet around center)
In order they flew, from SW quadrant, through center, and into the NE quadrant.
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SW Quadrant:
Highest Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 118 knots (136 mph)
Highest Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 121 knots (139 mph)
Highest SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 126 knots (145 mph)
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Center (they flew through about 6:59:30pm EDT)
941mb with 2 knots of surface wind.
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NE Quadrant:
Highest Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 129 knots (149 mph)
Highest Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 136 knots (157 mph)
Highest SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 124 knots (143 mph)
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The 10 second estimated surface wind (from the SFMR instrument) is the highest 10 second wind in the period of an individual ob in an HDOB, usually 30 seconds. |
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