Hurricane John Recon Discussion Thread

[cycloneye]

SXXX50 KNHC 301258
AF309 0111E JOHN HDOB 41 KNHC
1245 1544N 10210W 03044 0046 334 041 086 086 042 03148 0000000000
1245. 1545N 10208W 03048 0041 327 042 088 088 045 03147 0000000000
1246 1546N 10207W 03050 0039 317 042 080 080 043 03146 0000000000
1246. 1548N 10206W 03040 0030 319 046 074 074 050 03128 0000000000
1247 1549N 10205W 03057 0023 326 056 068 068 061 03138 0000000100
1247. 1550N 10203W 03048 0013 335 057 070 070 061 03119 0000000100
1248 1551N 10202W 03046 0005 331 051 078 078 055 03108 0000000000
1248. 1552N 10201W 03046 5000 324 047 090 090 049 03103 0000000000
1249 1554N 10200W 03047 5009 321 049 100 100 050 03096 0000000000
1249. 1555N 10159W 03049 5020 318 053 098 094 054 03087 0000000000
1250 1556N 10157W 03049 5032 316 058 096 092 058 03075 0000000000
1250. 1557N 10156W 03045 5047 312 062 096 094 063 03055 0000000000
1251 1558N 10155W 03050 5067 311 068 104 092 070 03041 0000000000
1251. 1600N 10153W 03045 5098 305 077 108 098 081 03005 0000000000
1252 1601N 10152W 03038 5139 296 079 092 092 087 02956 0000000000
1252. 1602N 10151W 03071 5190 302 086 086 086 087 02937 0000000100
1253 1604N 10150W 03038 5257 291 075 110 110 087 02838 0000000000
1253. 1605N 10149W 03052 5299 277 037 158 134 048 02809 0000000000
1254 1607N 10149W 03042 5320 225 012 180 114 017 02778 0000000000
1254. 1609N 10149W 03046 5325 094 010 180 106 018 02777 0000000000

VDM comming.

[cycloneye]

Another VDM will be comming shortly.

[Thunder44]

[cycloneye]

SXXX50 KNHC 301308
AF309 0111E JOHN HDOB 42 KNHC
1255 1611N 10149W 03051 5318 095 027 172 114 028 02790 0000000000
1255. 1612N 10148W 03048 5311 111 038 170 114 045 02794 0000000000
1256 1613N 10147W 03045 5295 122 057 156 120 064 02807 0000000000
1256. 1614N 10145W 03059 5265 129 092 138 120 123 02850 0000000000
1257 1616N 10144W 03043 5210 130 115 150 090 119 02890 0000000000
1257. 1616N 10143W 03045 5166 128 115 136 092 116 02936 0000000000
1258 1617N 10142W 03043 5130 129 111 124 092 114 02970 0000000000
1258. 1618N 10141W 03053 5098 131 102 134 068 106 03012 0000000000
1259 1620N 10140W 03046 5068 129 094 128 070 095 03035 0000000000
1259. 1621N 10139W 03051 5049 127 091 110 078 092 03059 0000000000
1300 1622N 10138W 03047 5035 128 086 104 082 088 03070 0000000000
1300. 1623N 10136W 03047 5024 128 083 104 092 084 03081 0000000000
1301 1624N 10135W 03046 5013 129 087 104 082 090 03090 0000000000
1301. 1625N 10134W 03051 5001 130 089 110 066 090 03107 0000000000
1302 1626N 10133W 03045 0009 131 088 106 070 089 03111 0000000000
1302. 1627N 10132W 03048 0018 130 086 096 086 087 03123 0000000000
1303 1628N 10131W 03051 0025 132 084 090 086 085 03134 0000000000
1303. 1629N 10129W 03046 0032 133 082 092 088 084 03136 0000000000
1304 1631N 10128W 03049 0039 134 079 084 084 080 03146 0000000000
1304. 1632N 10127W 03051 0046 137 076 074 074 078 03154 0000000000

123kts

[Solaris]

123 kt NE quadrant, Cat4?

[Thunder44]

[Thunder44]

URPN12 KNHC 301313
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 30/12:53:50Z
B. 16 deg 08 min N
101 deg 49 min W
C. 700 mb 2685 m
D. NA kt
E. NA deg nm
F. 299 deg 087 kt
G. 199 deg 005 nm
H. 950 mb
I. 11 C/ 3044 m
J. 18 C/ 3056 m
K. 10 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C12
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF309 0111E JOHN OB 14
MAX FL WIND 107 KT SE QUAD 11:12:00 Z
LIGHTNING ALL QUADS. GOOD RADAR PRESENTATION.
;





[P.K.]

It is about 3kts short of a cat 4 based on that reading.

[cycloneye]

950 mbs,6 mbs lower than the last VDM.

[Thunder44]

[Thunder44]

251
SXXX50 KNHC 301318
AF309 0111E JOHN HDOB 43 KNHC
1305 1633N 10126W 03055 0050 133 069 070 070 070 03163 0000000000
1305. 1634N 10124W 03041 0051 139 071 066 066 076 03150 0000000000
1306 1635N 10123W 03046 0057 134 073 060 060 075 03161 0000000000
1306. 1636N 10122W 03051 0062 132 070 068 068 070 03171 0000000000
1307 1638N 10121W 03051 0067 133 071 070 070 072 03176 0000000000
1307. 1639N 10119W 03045 0071 133 069 078 078 070 03174 0000000000
1308 1640N 10118W 03048 0075 133 066 080 080 067 03180 0000000000
1308. 1641N 10117W 03049 0079 131 063 080 080 064 03186 0000000000
1309 1642N 10116W 03046 0083 128 063 078 078 063 03186 0000000000
1309. 1643N 10114W 03049 0085 129 060 082 082 061 03192 0000000000
1310 1644N 10113W 03050 0086 136 058 082 082 060 03193 0000000000
1310. 1645N 10112W 03046 0086 141 059 076 076 060 03189 0000000000
1311 1647N 10110W 03047 0087 137 056 078 078 057 03192 0000000000
1311. 1648N 10109W 03047 0087 135 060 072 072 061 03191 0000000000
1312 1649N 10108W 03053 0086 138 056 072 072 061 03196 0000000000
1312. 1650N 10106W 03048 0085 134 041 062 062 045 03190 0000000000
1313 1651N 10105W 03048 0084 140 046 060 060 049 03190 0000000000
1313. 1653N 10104W 03049 0083 137 054 060 060 055 03190 0000000100
1314 1654N 10102W 03049 0086 137 060 062 062 063 03192 0000000100
1314. 1655N 10101W 03040 0090 132 059 056 056 059 03188 0000000000

[Thunder44]

522
SXXX50 KNHC 301328
AF309 0111E JOHN HDOB 44 KNHC
1315 1656N 10100W 03051 0092 127 056 054 054 058 03201 0000000000
1315. 1657N 10059W 03049 0096 128 054 070 070 055 03202 0000000000
1316 1658N 10057W 03047 0097 127 055 072 072 055 03201 0000000000
1316. 1659N 10056W 03049 0098 129 054 072 072 054 03205 0000000000
1317 1701N 10055W 03049 0100 129 053 076 076 053 03206 0000000000
1317. 1702N 10054W 03047 0101 129 052 074 074 053 03205 0000000000
1318 1703N 10052W 03060 0105 129 052 074 074 052 03222 0000000000
1318. 1703N 10051W 03268 0124 129 049 066 066 049 03450 0000000000
1319 1702N 10050W 03512 0139 134 049 052 050 050 03710 0000000000
1319. 1701N 10048W 03756 0156 134 049 044 032 049 03971 0000000000
1320 1701N 10047W 04022 0174 137 046 030 022 047 04256 0000000000
1320. 1701N 10045W 04251 0171 144 045 016 012 045 04501 0000000000
1321 1700N 10044W 04485 0180 148 045 004 004 045 04752 0000000000
1321. 1700N 10042W 04703 0200 150 044 007 007 044 04992 0000000000
1322 1659N 10040W 04898 0219 153 044 013 013 044 05118 0000000000
1322. 1659N 10039W 05105 0212 151 044 023 025 044 05341 0000000000
1323 1658N 10037W 05300 0226 151 043 033 035 044 05550 0000000000
1323. 1658N 10035W 05471 0237 152 042 039 051 043 05734 0000000000
1324 1658N 10033W 05621 0250 154 042 047 059 042 05897 0000000000
1324. 1659N 10031W 05791 0267 155 044 061 069 044 06084 0000000000

[Thunder44]

John's VDMs aren't coming up on the recon page.

http://tropicalupdates.nhcwx.com/recon.htm

[Derek Ortt]

There were no scheduled flights into John yesterday in the POD

I believe that an Ernesto flight was diverted

[Thunder44]

Correction: My last few maps say "128kt" for the FL wind. It should say "123kt"

[Thunder44]

URNT11 KNHC 301418 CCA
97779 14024 41196 98600 73200 16011 67703 /5763
RMK AF309 0111E JOHN OB 21 CCA

LAST REPORT
;

Mission is over.

[CrazyC83]

Is there another flight planned?

[cycloneye]

Is there another flight planned?

PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. HURRICANE JOHN
A. 31/1800Z
B. AFXXX 0211E JOHN
C. 31/1245Z
D. 19.5N 106.0W
E. 31/1700Z TO 31/2100Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT


Tommorow afternoon around 2 PM with takeoff around 8:45 AM EDT.

[CrazyC83]

Is there another flight planned?

PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. HURRICANE JOHN
A. 31/1800Z
B. AFXXX 0211E JOHN
C. 31/1245Z
D. 19.5N 106.0W
E. 31/1700Z TO 31/2100Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT


Tommorow afternoon around 2 PM with takeoff around 8:45 AM EDT.

Out of Biloxi I assume? (Since it isn't that far away once it goes across the Gulf)

[cycloneye]

From Keesler Base.