Air Force recon: First Pass
Posted by
Chris in Tampa on 8/31/2019, 8:11 pm
Air Force Recon (700 mb level, about 10,000 feet, at around 8,500 feet around center)
In order they flew, from NW quadrant, through center, and into the SE quadrant.
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NW Quadrant:
Highest Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 142 knots (163 mph)
Highest Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 144 knots (166 mph)
Highest SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Winds (in a row):
105 knots (121 mph) ... Suspect
Missing reading
Missing reading
143 knots (165 mph)
145 knots (167 mph) ... Suspect
139 knots (160 mph) ... Suspect
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Center (they flew through about 7:22pm EDT)
941mb with 8 knots of surface wind, so maybe 940mb.
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SE Quadrant:
Highest Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 118 knots (136 mph)
Highest Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 120 knots (138 mph)
Highest SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Winds (in a row):
123 knots (142 mph) ... Suspect
128 knots (147 mph) ... Suspect
120 knots (138 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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From earlier today from NHC forecaster about SFMR:
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