Hurricane Gustav Recon

[cycloneye]

The latest Vortex Data Message in detail:

Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 30th day of the month at 12:39Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 302)
Storm Number & Year: 07L in 2008
Storm Name: Gustav (in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 13
Observation Number: 29
A. Time of Center Fix: 30th day of the month at 12:20:00Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 20°43'N 81°38'W (20.7167N 81.6333W) (View map)
B. Center Fix Location: 99 miles (160 km) to the N (351°) from George Town, Cayman Islands (GBR).
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 2,705m (8,875ft) at 700mb
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 88kts (~ 101.3mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 11 nautical miles (13 statute miles) to the SSE (166°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 237° at 90kts (From the WSW at ~ 103.6mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 11 nautical miles (13 statute miles) to the SSE (166°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 954mb (28.17 inHg)
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 16°C (61°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,043m (9,984ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 17°C (63°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,051m (10,010ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 8°C (46°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 30 nautical miles (35 statute miles)
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature
N. Fix Level: 700mb
Remarks Section - Remarks That Were Decoded...
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 105kts (~ 120.8mph) in the north quadrant at 12:25:40Z
Remarks Section - Additional Remarks...
MAX OUTBAND AND FL WIND 114 KT SE QUAD 110530 Z

[Dave]

000
URNT15 KNHC 301249
AF302 1307A GUSTAV HDOB 61 20080830
123830 2147N 08131W 5400 05141 0146 -008 -008 118071 071 057 014 00
123900 2147N 08131W 5400 05141 0150 -010 -010 118071 071 057 014 00
123930 2151N 08131W 5108 05601 0163 -018 -018 118068 071 054 014 00
124000 2153N 08130W 4977 05810 0203 -034 -034 116065 065 053 007 00
124030 2155N 08130W 4852 06012 0218 -047 -047 119064 065 049 007 00
124100 2157N 08130W 4739 06202 0232 -054 -054 119062 064 047 007 00
124130 2157N 08130W 4739 06202 0231 -056 -056 118061 064 047 007 00
124200 2202N 08129W 4527 06554 0260 -070 -070 120055 057 047 006 00
124230 2204N 08129W 4451 06683 0267 -077 -077 122053 055 054 006 00
124300 2206N 08129W 4337 06888 0279 -087 -087 121052 053 054 010 03
124330 2209N 08128W 4206 07124 0297 -100 -100 122052 053 059 011 00
124400 2211N 08128W 4119 07272 0297 -110 -110 122052 053 066 008 03
124430 2213N 08128W 4095 07296 0282 -115 -115 123054 055 999 999 03
124500 2216N 08127W 4094 07292 0275 -115 -115 119053 054 999 999 03
124530 2218N 08127W 4099 07330 0307 -114 -114 118054 055 999 999 03
124600 2221N 08127W 4096 07361 0341 -114 -114 119056 057 999 999 03
124630 2224N 08126W 4096 07358 0331 -115 -115 122059 061 999 999 03
124700 2226N 08126W 4096 07279 0267 -119 -119 125064 065 999 999 03
124730 2229N 08125W 4085 07303 0276 -120 -120 126068 071 999 999 03
124800 2232N 08125W 3970 07530 0293 -128 -128 120066 069 999 999 03
$$

[Dave]

000
URNT15 KNHC 301259
AF302 1307A GUSTAV HDOB 62 20080830
124830 2235N 08125W 3929 07602 0294 -135 -135 123060 062 999 999 03
124900 2237N 08124W 3923 07663 0324 -135 -135 126059 060 999 999 03
124930 2240N 08124W 3920 07667 0350 -135 -135 127055 056 999 999 03
125000 2243N 08124W 3923 07656 0341 -135 -135 122054 055 999 999 03
125030 2246N 08123W 3923 07634 0296 -136 -136 124056 056 999 999 03
125100 2249N 08123W 3923 07553 0231 -138 -138 127055 056 999 999 03
125130 2252N 08122W 3928 07516 0232 -137 -137 130053 054 999 999 03
125200 2254N 08122W 3923 07573 0276 -138 -138 132050 051 999 999 03
125230 2257N 08122W 3924 07555 0269 -135 -135 135046 050 999 999 03
125300 2300N 08121W 3926 07600 0277 -136 -136 137041 043 999 999 03
125330 2303N 08121W 3923 07647 0321 -140 -140 140039 040 999 999 03
125400 2306N 08120W 3924 07657 0359 -140 -140 140038 039 999 999 03
125430 2309N 08120W 3926 07693 0376 -144 -144 127037 039 999 999 03
125500 2311N 08120W 3924 07695 0378 -145 -145 121035 036 999 999 03
125530 2314N 08119W 3923 07702 0380 -145 -145 122033 036 999 999 03
125600 2317N 08119W 3926 07694 0381 -147 -147 113033 034 999 999 03
125630 2320N 08119W 3923 07699 0381 -150 -150 110034 035 999 999 03
125700 2322N 08118W 3926 07695 0384 -150 -150 103033 033 999 999 03
125730 2325N 08118W 3923 07704 0384 -150 -150 102030 031 999 999 03
125800 2328N 08117W 3923 07700 0384 -150 -150 105026 028 999 999 03
$$

AF302 Mission Over

[jdjaguar]

URNT15 KWBC 301238
NOAA3 1407A GUSTAV HDOB 28 20080830
122900 2104N 08132W 6282 03718 9658 +083 +083 119127 132 085 030 00


132 flight level

[HenkL]

Latest VDM positions for the AF302 flight (green one is an earlier flight):

[Dave]

000
URNT15 KWBC 301248
NOAA3 1407A GUSTAV HDOB 29 20080830
123900 2139N 08108W 6433 03746 9944 +069 +069 130067 068 070 005 00
123930 2141N 08107W 6432 03751 9944 +072 +071 131067 069 999 999 03
124000 2142N 08105W 6431 03752 9949 +070 +066 132068 068 999 999 03
124030 2145N 08105W 6437 03747 9952 +070 +065 130071 071 999 999 03
124100 2146N 08108W 6434 03752 9958 +066 +065 127070 071 999 999 03
124130 2145N 08111W 6430 03755 9957 +066 +065 124070 071 999 999 03
124200 2144N 08113W 6432 03751 9954 +066 +066 121070 070 999 999 03
124230 2144N 08116W 6432 03747 9949 +066 +066 118071 072 999 999 03
124300 2143N 08119W 6429 03748 9946 +065 +065 119071 072 999 999 03
124330 2144N 08121W 6433 03740 9942 +067 +067 117071 072 999 999 03
124400 2146N 08122W 6433 03746 9946 +069 +069 114073 074 999 999 03
124430 2149N 08122W 6432 03752 9960 +062 +062 114067 068 999 999 03
124500 2151N 08123W 6428 03758 9955 +065 +065 112069 074 999 999 03
124530 2154N 08123W 6437 03743 9962 +059 +059 117068 071 999 999 03
124600 2156N 08123W 6416 03768 9943 +071 +069 120065 066 999 999 03
124630 2158N 08123W 6470 03701 9940 +077 +074 125069 072 999 999 03
124700 2201N 08123W 6452 03729 9951 +071 +071 122066 067 999 999 03
124730 2203N 08123W 6456 03726 9944 +072 +072 123067 068 999 999 03
124800 2206N 08124W 6452 03737 9940 +072 +072 124068 070 999 999 03
124830 2208N 08124W 6449 03744 9941 +069 +069 126068 069 999 999 03

[Dave]

000
URNT15 KWBC 301258
NOAA3 1407A GUSTAV HDOB 30 20080830
124900 2211N 08124W 6447 03749 9941 +067 +067 126072 073 999 999 03
124930 2213N 08125W 6446 03751 9967 +068 +056 126073 075 999 999 03
125000 2216N 08125W 6447 03757 9992 +062 +053 125071 073 999 999 03
125030 2218N 08126W 6443 03767 9998 +059 +059 119070 072 999 999 03
125100 2221N 08126W 6447 03760 9999 +059 +059 106062 066 999 999 03
125130 2223N 08126W 6445 03765 0004 +057 +057 097054 055 999 999 03
125200 2225N 08127W 6444 03768 0013 +053 +053 092049 051 999 999 03
125230 2228N 08127W 6448 03765 0013 +056 +054 095045 047 999 999 03
125300 2230N 08127W 6446 03770 0016 +055 +051 093044 044 999 999 03
125330 2232N 08128W 6447 03771 0020 +056 +046 099044 046 999 999 03
125400 2234N 08128W 6447 03775 0022 +058 +043 103047 049 999 999 03
125430 2236N 08128W 6445 03781 0033 +052 +043 099049 050 999 999 03
125500 2239N 08129W 6445 03783 0039 +050 +040 099050 051 999 999 03
125530 2241N 08129W 6445 03786 0045 +048 +039 100049 050 999 999 03
125600 2243N 08129W 6447 03786 0048 +048 +039 101049 051 999 999 03
125630 2245N 08130W 6446 03788 0039 +055 +039 102042 043 999 999 03
125700 2248N 08130W 6446 03788 0039 +055 +040 098039 040 999 999 03
125730 2250N 08131W 6446 03790 0034 +060 +037 095044 046 999 999 03
125800 2252N 08131W 6447 03789 0041 +056 +037 092043 044 999 999 03
125830 2254N 08131W 6445 03790 0044 +052 +043 093042 042 999 999 03

[Dave]

000
URNT15 KWBC 301308
NOAA3 1407A GUSTAV HDOB 31 20080830
125900 2256N 08132W 6447 03788 0042 +053 +047 092038 040 999 999 03
125930 2259N 08132W 6445 03790 0037 +056 +049 082035 036 999 999 03
130000 2301N 08132W 6446 03788 0037 +055 +051 084036 037 999 999 03
130030 2303N 08133W 6447 03786 0040 +052 +051 088038 038 999 999 03
130100 2305N 08133W 6446 03788 0043 +051 +050 090038 039 999 999 03
130130 2307N 08133W 6446 03789 0033 +059 +050 090040 042 999 999 03
130200 2309N 08134W 6446 03792 0030 +062 +045 094040 042 999 999 03
130230 2312N 08134W 6446 03792 0024 +067 +039 095041 041 999 999 03
130300 2314N 08135W 6445 03794 0023 +069 +034 095043 044 999 999 03
130330 2316N 08135W 6445 03794 0021 +071 +031 096044 045 024 000 00
130400 2318N 08135W 6446 03794 0028 +067 +030 100046 047 024 000 00
130430 2321N 08136W 6446 03796 0035 +064 +027 099045 046 025 000 00
130500 2323N 08136W 6445 03798 0041 +061 +027 099044 045 023 000 00
130530 2325N 08136W 6445 03801 0051 +056 +028 098044 045 024 000 00
130600 2327N 08137W 6444 03803 0052 +057 +021 097046 047 025 000 00
130630 2330N 08137W 6445 03804 0055 +057 +017 096050 051 025 000 00
130700 2332N 08138W 6445 03804 0060 +055 +017 098052 053 024 000 00
130730 2334N 08138W 6446 03803 0056 +056 +019 099050 052 026 000 00
130800 2337N 08138W 6445 03805 0062 +053 +021 100048 049 026 000 00
130830 2339N 08139W 6444 03807 0060 +055 +024 099043 046 027 000 00

[HenkL]

NOAA3 probably going home too, passing Cuba to the north.

[Dave]

Yes see that also. Thanks

[physicx07]

Thanks again guys. What an interesting overnight!

[HURAKAN]

Next:

FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 71
A. 30/1800, 31/0000Z
B. AFXXX 1507A GUSTAV
C. 30/1515Z
D. 21.7N 82.8W
E. 30/1700Z TO 31/0000Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

[CrazyC83]

URNT15 KNHC 301519
AF308 1507A GUSTAV HDOB 01 20080830
150900 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0095 +299 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
150930 2529N 08024W 0107 00000 0094 +295 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151000 2529N 08024W 0107 00000 0095 +295 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151030 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0106 +294 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151100 2529N 08024W 0107 00000 0108 +283 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151130 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0107 +276 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151200 2529N 08024W 0107 00000 0107 +275 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151230 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0108 +275 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151300 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0109 +275 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151330 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0110 +275 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151400 2529N 08024W 0108 00001 0112 +275 +000 360000 000 999 999 03
151430 2529N 08024W 0110 00001 0112 +275 +000 360000 000 999 999 03
151500 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0110 +273 +000 360000 000 999 999 03
151530 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0109 +269 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151600 2529N 08024W 0110 00000 0107 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151630 2529N 08024W 0107 00000 0106 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151700 2529N 08024W 0107 00000 0106 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151730 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0106 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151800 2529N 08024W 0107 00000 0106 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151830 2529N 08024W 0113 00000 0109 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
$$

Plane is on the runway.

[CrazyC83]

URNT15 KNHC 301529
AF308 1507A GUSTAV HDOB 02 20080830
151900 2529N 08024W 0109 00000 0108 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
151930 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0109 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
152000 2529N 08024W 0107 00000 0108 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
152030 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0108 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
152100 2529N 08024W 0108 00004 0111 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 03
152130 2529N 08024W 0108 00001 0113 +265 +000 360000 000 999 999 03
152200 2529N 08024W 0108 00001 0109 +266 +000 360000 000 999 999 03
152230 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0093 +270 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
152300 2529N 08024W 0108 00000 0098 +269 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
152330 2529N 08024W 0103 00000 0099 +271 +000 097008 010 999 999 23
152400 2530N 08023W 9983 00099 0088 +266 +000 091018 023 999 999 03
152430 2530N 08021W 9689 00359 0092 +247 +000 097023 024 999 999 03
152500 2529N 08020W 9404 00626 0096 +224 +000 097022 022 999 999 03
152530 2527N 08019W 9025 00981 0095 +205 +000 103022 023 999 999 03
152600 2526N 08019W 8671 01316 0086 +185 +000 109023 024 999 999 03
152630 2525N 08018W 8321 01669 0085 +166 +000 113025 025 999 999 03
152700 2523N 08017W 8036 01965 0084 +151 +000 112025 025 999 999 03
152730 2522N 08016W 7760 02265 0092 +131 +000 109024 024 999 999 03
152800 2521N 08015W 7549 02502 0095 +115 +000 105022 024 999 999 03
152830 2520N 08015W 7285 02798 0091 +101 +000 104023 024 999 999 03
$$

In the air.

[HURAKAN]

[CrazyC83]

URNT15 KNHC 301539
AF308 1507A GUSTAV HDOB 03 20080830
152900 2518N 08014W 7053 03073 0094 +089 +000 106023 024 999 999 03
152930 2517N 08014W 6841 03325 0086 +078 +000 109026 026 999 999 03
153000 2515N 08013W 6670 03539 0095 +063 +000 106024 025 999 999 03
153030 2514N 08013W 6479 03775 0091 +051 +000 108027 028 999 999 03
153100 2512N 08012W 6317 03989 0098 +037 +000 110029 030 999 999 03
153130 2510N 08013W 6162 04190 0098 +025 +000 111031 032 999 999 03
153200 2509N 08013W 5976 04425 0094 +010 +000 111031 032 999 999 03
153230 2507N 08014W 5867 04576 0086 +002 +000 111033 034 999 999 03
153300 2505N 08015W 5716 04789 0082 -006 -006 111032 033 999 999 03
153330 2504N 08016W 5581 04982 0086 -019 -019 112032 032 999 999 03
153400 2503N 08017W 5456 05163 0239 -034 -034 110032 033 999 999 03
153430 2501N 08019W 5393 05256 0245 -039 -039 093028 030 999 999 03
153500 2459N 08020W 5307 05377 0248 -041 -041 106031 036 999 999 03
153530 2458N 08021W 5174 05577 0258 -047 -047 115036 038 999 999 03
153600 2456N 08023W 5090 05708 0265 -055 -055 119031 032 999 999 03
153630 2455N 08024W 5026 05804 0270 -060 -060 115024 027 999 999 03
153700 2453N 08026W 5001 05847 0274 -060 -060 098026 026 999 999 03
153730 2452N 08027W 4988 05865 0276 -061 -061 100022 023 999 999 03
153800 2450N 08029W 4993 05860 0277 -065 -065 099023 023 999 999 03
153830 2448N 08030W 4994 05858 0275 -069 -069 091026 028 999 999 03
$$

[HURAKAN]

[CrazyC83]

URNT15 KNHC 301549
AF308 1507A GUSTAV HDOB 04 20080830
153900 2446N 08032W 5001 05844 0275 -064 -064 100029 030 999 999 03
153930 2444N 08034W 4994 05855 0275 -063 -063 105030 030 999 999 03
154000 2442N 08035W 4997 05850 0275 -065 -065 102030 031 999 999 03
154030 2441N 08037W 4996 05853 0275 -066 -066 102030 031 999 999 03
154100 2439N 08038W 4998 05849 0274 -063 -063 100029 029 999 999 03
154130 2437N 08040W 4993 05855 0272 -063 -063 102028 028 999 999 03
154200 2435N 08042W 4996 05898 0310 -058 -058 113032 035 999 999 03
154230 2434N 08043W 4994 05900 0322 -060 -060 114036 037 999 999 03
154300 2432N 08044W 4996 05900 0323 -062 -062 113035 036 999 999 03
154330 2430N 08046W 4996 05849 0283 -064 -064 111034 035 999 999 03
154400 2429N 08047W 4996 05845 0267 -065 -065 109034 035 999 999 03
154430 2427N 08049W 4997 05840 0264 -065 -065 112035 035 029 003 03
154500 2425N 08050W 4996 05838 0260 -065 -065 111035 035 028 004 00
154530 2424N 08052W 4996 05837 0259 -064 -064 111035 036 028 004 00
154600 2422N 08053W 4996 05834 0257 -060 -060 110035 035 029 003 00
154630 2420N 08055W 4996 05837 0259 -060 -060 110036 036 033 002 00
154700 2419N 08056W 4997 05849 0267 -060 -060 108037 037 026 004 00
154730 2417N 08058W 4995 05837 0259 -061 -061 107038 039 029 003 00
154800 2415N 08059W 4997 05832 0255 -060 -060 107039 039 028 004 00
154830 2414N 08101W 4996 05831 0252 -060 -060 109039 040 028 004 00
$$

[HURAKAN]

[HURAKAN]