EPAC: PATRICIA - Recon

[Chris_in_Tampa]

[Chris_in_Tampa]

[Chris_in_Tampa]

Mission over.

[Kingarabian]

000
URPN15 KNHC 230720
AF303 0320E PATRICIA HDOB 47 20151023
071100 1736N 10421W 6972 03131 //// +094 //// 144052 056 039 004 01
071130 1737N 10419W 6963 03142 //// +093 //// 143048 049 038 003 01
071200 1738N 10418W 6968 03137 0034 +097 //// 144045 049 039 005 01
071230 1739N 10417W 6966 03142 0041 +097 //// 142047 048 039 005 01
071300 1741N 10415W 6970 03137 0043 +095 //// 144047 048 040 005 01
071330 1742N 10414W 6965 03144 //// +088 //// 146049 053 041 003 01
071400 1743N 10413W 6970 03141 0058 +097 //// 146055 056 041 007 01
071430 1745N 10411W 6973 03135 0074 +096 +096 149047 053 040 016 00
071500 1746N 10410W 6968 03145 0051 +097 //// 140047 049 039 010 01
071530 1747N 10409W 6968 03144 //// +090 //// 136047 048 037 002 01
071600 1748N 10407W 6967 03144 //// +090 //// 136048 049 036 001 01
071630 1750N 10406W 6970 03142 0034 +096 +089 140053 053 038 001 01
071700 1751N 10405W 6967 03148 0035 +100 +083 144052 052 037 000 00
071730 1752N 10403W 6961 03156 0036 +094 +081 145053 054 037 000 00
071800 1754N 10402W 6754 03391 0016 +083 +079 145052 054 036 001 03
071830 1756N 10402W 6488 03724 0011 +069 +050 142051 052 /// /// 03
071900 1758N 10402W 6244 04040 0011 +051 +034 144051 052 /// /// 03
071930 1801N 10402W 6035 04321 0010 +035 +027 145052 052 /// /// 03
072000 1803N 10402W 5835 04590 //// +022 //// 142052 054 /// /// 05
072030 1805N 10402W 5644 04860 //// +008 //// 143053 054 /// /// 05
$$
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[Chris_in_Tampa]

From highest sonde of the mission, on final pass of mission:

[Chris_in_Tampa]

Mission is over, just posting additional images.

Highest sonde showing about where it came from and where it landed.

[Chris_in_Tampa]

From the last pass of the completed mission:

[Chris_in_Tampa]

Next scheduled mission should hopefully have live radar data:

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NOUS42 KNHC 221259
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0900 AM EDT THU 22 OCTOBER 2015
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
         VALID 23/1100Z TO 24/1100Z OCTOBER 2015
         TCPOD NUMBER.....15-149

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. HURRICANE PATRICIA
       FLIGHT ONE -- NOAA 43     
       A. 23/1800Z (Center fix: 2pm EDT / 1pm CDT)
       B. NOAA3 0420E PATRICIA   
       C. 23/1430Z (Departure: 10:30am EDT / 9:30am CDT)
       D. 18.0N 105.5W           
       E. 23/1730Z TO 22/2030Z  (On station: 1:30pm to 4:30pm EDT / 12:30pm to 3:30pm CDT)
       F. SFC TO 10,000 FT.       

    2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE.
    3. REMARKS: NOAA WB-57 IS FLYING A 5.5 HOUR RESEARCH MISSION
       AROUND PATRICIA TODAY WITH A 22/1600Z TAKEOFF FROM
       HARLINGEN. FLIGHT LEVELS 55,000 TO 65,000FT. DROPS: 80
       ANTICIPATED. TOMORROW'S TAKEOFF 23/1500Z FOR PATRICIA
       WITH 84 DROPS ANTICIPATED.       

$$
JWP

Recon data, including radar from NOAA P-3, when available:
http://hurricanecity.com/recon/recon.cg ... m=Patricia
- or -
http://tropicaleastpacific.com/recon/re ... m=Patricia

[NDG]

Wow wow!!! On the recon readings!!!! Incredible!!!!

[Chris_in_Tampa]

From 4am CDT NHC discussion:

We would like to acknowledge deeply the Air Force Hurricane Hunters
for their observations establishing Patricia as a record-breaking
hurricane. Clearly, without their data, we would never have known
just how strong a tropical cyclone it was.

Ditto... and understatement. Brave people gathering data that we would not have known about before landfall.

[Kingarabian]

From 4am CDT NHC discussion:

We would like to acknowledge deeply the Air Force Hurricane Hunters
for their observations establishing Patricia as a record-breaking
hurricane. Clearly, without their data, we would never have known
just how strong a tropical cyclone it was.

Ditto... and understatement. Brave people gathering data that we would not have known about before landfall.

Agreed. I'm guessing the ride was really bumpy considering how much wind hit those drops.

[cycloneye]

Around 10:30 AM EDT NOAA3 plane departs.

HURRICANE PATRICIA
FLIGHT ONE -- NOAA 43
A. 23/1800Z
B. NOAA3 0420E PATRICIA
C. 23/1430Z
D. 18.0N 105.5W
E. 23/1730Z TO 22/2030Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT.

[weatherdude1108]

From 4am CDT NHC discussion:

We would like to acknowledge deeply the Air Force Hurricane Hunters
for their observations establishing Patricia as a record-breaking
hurricane. Clearly, without their data, we would never have known
just how strong a tropical cyclone it was.

Ditto... and understatement. Brave people gathering data that we would not have known about before landfall.

Agreed. I'm guessing the ride was really bumpy considering how much wind hit those drops.

What are those planes made of to withstand those kinds of conditions? Amazing! Glad they made it out safely.

[cycloneye]

Plane departs.

URNT15 KWBC 231459
NOAA3 0420E PATRICIA HDOB 01 20151023
145000 2607N 09737W 9118 00920 0125 +212 //// 161032 033 /// /// 05
145030 2606N 09737W 8829 01202 0124 +196 +189 157029 030 /// /// 03
145100 2604N 09736W 8584 01443 0120 +192 +172 158031 032 /// /// 03
145130 2602N 09736W 8359 01672 0119 +183 +127 168029 030 /// /// 03
145200 2601N 09735W 8130 01908 0115 +173 +121 164029 030 /// /// 03
145230 2559N 09735W 7920 02131 0113 +163 +084 155028 028 /// /// 03
145300 2557N 09734W 7723 02345 0108 +158 +053 148028 029 /// /// 03
145330 2555N 09734W 7509 02582 0107 +144 +040 147030 031 /// /// 03
145400 2554N 09733W 7359 02751 0105 +132 +036 144031 032 /// /// 03
145430 2552N 09733W 7187 02951 0106 +118 +039 148030 031 /// /// 03
145500 2550N 09732W 7023 03141 0109 +102 +042 150028 029 /// /// 03
145530 2548N 09732W 6876 03316 0110 +089 +045 151029 030 /// /// 03
145600 2546N 09731W 6706 03525 0104 +080 +051 166027 028 /// /// 03
145630 2544N 09732W 6576 03686 0111 +064 +052 167025 026 /// /// 03
145700 2543N 09733W 6493 03791 0108 +059 +042 173022 024 /// /// 03
145730 2541N 09734W 6371 03946 0100 +055 +027 174018 020 /// /// 03
145800 2539N 09736W 6267 04079 0094 +051 +019 171012 013 /// /// 03
145830 2537N 09737W 6197 04172 0090 +046 +014 178010 011 /// /// 03
145900 2535N 09738W 6069 04342 0092 +035 +009 164008 008 /// /// 03
145930 2534N 09739W 5968 04478 0086 +030 -002 188004 005 /// /// 03

[cycloneye]

[cycloneye]

URNT15 KWBC 231509
NOAA3 0420E PATRICIA HDOB 02 20151023
150000 2532N 09741W 5894 04578 0088 +022 -006 193003 004 /// /// 03
150030 2530N 09742W 5815 04687 0089 +015 -005 233003 003 /// /// 03
150100 2528N 09743W 5716 04827 0096 +003 -012 227004 004 /// /// 03
150130 2526N 09745W 5572 05030 0092 -007 -028 208004 005 /// /// 03
150200 2524N 09746W 5491 05147 0269 -011 -025 144004 005 /// /// 03
150230 2522N 09747W 5449 05208 0272 -013 -025 153003 005 /// /// 03
150300 2520N 09749W 5391 05293 0277 -012 -049 290005 007 /// /// 03
150330 2518N 09750W 5347 05357 0282 -013 -074 307007 008 /// /// 03
150400 2516N 09752W 5275 05464 0288 -019 -075 257009 012 /// /// 03
150430 2515N 09753W 5155 05649 0300 -030 -067 237012 013 /// /// 03
150500 2513N 09754W 5066 05790 0310 -039 -081 237012 013 /// /// 03
150530 2511N 09756W 4989 05911 0319 -048 -073 238013 014 /// /// 03
150600 2509N 09757W 4949 05972 0323 -049 -077 241014 016 /// /// 03
150630 2507N 09758W 4924 06013 0326 -052 -078 248015 016 /// /// 03
150700 2505N 09800W 4902 06049 0328 -057 -073 244015 017 /// /// 03
150730 2503N 09801W 4862 06112 0332 -060 -072 211016 017 /// /// 03
150800 2502N 09802W 4853 06125 0332 -057 -078 232017 017 /// /// 03
150830 2500N 09804W 4852 06127 0332 -051 -085 235016 017 /// /// 03
150900 2458N 09805W 4853 06125 0330 -053 -084 236015 016 /// /// 03
150930 2456N 09806W 4855 06121 0329 -056 -088 235015 016 /// /// 03

[cycloneye]

[cycloneye]

URNT15 KWBC 231519
NOAA3 0420E PATRICIA HDOB 03 20151023
151000 2454N 09808W 4851 06124 0328 -054 -087 231016 016 /// /// 03
151030 2451N 09809W 4851 06123 0327 -054 -087 228015 015 /// /// 03
151100 2449N 09811W 4853 06121 0326 -056 -083 227013 013 /// /// 03
151130 2447N 09813W 4852 06122 0326 -057 -083 216014 015 /// /// 03
151200 2445N 09814W 4853 06119 0325 -055 -082 213016 017 /// /// 03
151230 2442N 09816W 4853 06119 0325 -053 -083 206014 015 /// /// 03
151300 2440N 09817W 4826 06162 0327 -057 -083 205014 015 /// /// 03
151330 2438N 09819W 4826 06162 0327 -058 -082 206014 015 /// /// 03
151400 2436N 09820W 4826 06162 0326 -058 -085 207015 015 /// /// 03
151430 2433N 09822W 4826 06161 0326 -056 -081 210016 017 /// /// 03
151500 2431N 09823W 4826 06161 0325 -055 -081 216015 016 /// /// 03
151530 2429N 09825W 4826 06161 0325 -057 -079 209015 016 /// /// 03
151600 2426N 09827W 4826 06160 0325 -054 -079 210016 016 /// /// 03
151630 2424N 09828W 4826 06161 0326 -054 -080 210015 016 /// /// 03
151700 2422N 09830W 4827 06160 0326 -056 -079 218014 014 /// /// 03
151730 2420N 09831W 4827 06159 0326 -055 -078 224011 012 /// /// 03
151800 2417N 09833W 4827 06159 0325 -056 -082 229011 011 /// /// 03
151830 2415N 09835W 4828 06157 0325 -058 -074 229009 010 /// /// 03
151900 2412N 09836W 4827 06157 0325 -051 -088 219010 011 /// /// 03
151930 2410N 09838W 4827 06158 0325 -052 -085 218011 012 /// /// 03

[cycloneye]

[cycloneye]

URNT15 KWBC 231529
NOAA3 0420E PATRICIA HDOB 04 20151023
152000 2408N 09839W 4829 06156 0325 -055 -079 216011 012 /// /// 03
152030 2405N 09841W 4828 06157 0325 -056 -075 200012 013 /// /// 03
152100 2403N 09843W 4828 06158 0326 -054 -074 208014 015 /// /// 03
152130 2401N 09844W 4828 06157 0326 -057 -073 214015 016 /// /// 03
152200 2358N 09846W 4829 06157 0327 -055 -077 208018 019 /// /// 03
152230 2356N 09847W 4830 06157 0327 -056 -085 211019 020 /// /// 03
152300 2354N 09849W 4830 06155 0326 -056 -088 213016 016 /// /// 03
152330 2352N 09851W 4830 06155 0326 -052 -092 219016 017 /// /// 03
152400 2350N 09853W 4830 06154 0326 -048 -097 217014 015 /// /// 03
152430 2348N 09855W 4830 06155 0326 -051 -096 212015 016 /// /// 03
152500 2346N 09858W 4830 06156 0327 -052 -091 221019 020 /// /// 03
152530 2344N 09900W 4830 06155 0327 -052 -092 227020 021 /// /// 03
152600 2342N 09902W 4831 06154 0327 -050 -094 228019 020 /// /// 03
152630 2340N 09904W 4831 06154 0327 -048 -095 228019 020 /// /// 03
152700 2338N 09906W 4831 06154 0327 -053 -095 232018 019 /// /// 03
152730 2336N 09908W 4831 06154 0327 -055 -093 230019 019 /// /// 03
152800 2334N 09910W 4831 06154 0328 -055 -092 226020 021 /// /// 03
152830 2332N 09912W 4832 06154 0328 -057 -088 224019 019 /// /// 03
152900 2330N 09914W 4832 06153 0328 -056 -088 220018 019 /// /// 03
152930 2328N 09916W 4832 06153 0328 -058 -086 217016 017 /// /// 03