Subtropical Storm GABRIELLE (ATL): Recon Discussion

[chadtm80]

Yep, they should be going today.. Not saying they will find a TD, but enough going on to not cancel the trip

[drezee]

As I posted in the other thread, I believe that the recon will find an intensifying TS. I call this scenarion "Tuck and Run."

[cycloneye]

The plane left early so is not flying towards 99L.Lets see what they find the same,a TD or a TS.

[tolakram]

How long is the flight time to the storm?

I'm guessing they'll find a strong TD very near TS status but I tell ya, in the last half hour the convection has really exploded near the center.

[Brent]

Looks like they'll be there from around 4:30 to 8:30pm ET with a second flight departing at 10:30 and arriving around 1:30am.

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. SUSPECT AREA (OFF FLORIDA- GEORGIA COAST)
FLIGHT ONE
A. 07/2100Z
B. AFXXX 02GGA INVEST
C. 07/1715Z
D. 30.0N 72.0W
E. 07/2030Z TO 08/0030Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

FLIGHT TWO
A. 08/0600,1200Z
B. AFXXX 03GGA CYCLONE
C. 08/0230Z
D. 31.0N 74.5W
E. 08/0500Z TO 08/1130Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

[sevenleft]

How long is the flight time to the storm?

I'm guessing they'll find a strong TD very near TS status but I tell ya, in the last half hour the convection has really exploded near the center.

With about a thousand miles to fly, about 3 hours.

[Buck]

I would really only be surprised if they didn't find a TD or TS. I expect them to find Gabrielle... but it may still just be a TD. But if there wasn't at least a TD... only then would I be surprised.

Are they flying from Biloxi?

[cycloneye]

Who wants to post the google thing as many want to see where the plane is.

[cycloneye]

Are they flying from Biloxi?

Keesler

[Brent]

I would really only be surprised if they didn't find a TD or TS. I expect them to find Gabrielle... but it may still just be a TD. But if there wasn't at least a TD... only then would I be surprised.

Are they flying from Biloxi?

I'll be very surprised if they do not find at least a TD.

[pojo]

How long is the flight time to the storm?

I'm guessing they'll find a strong TD very near TS status but I tell ya, in the last half hour the convection has really exploded near the center.

It is about 3 + hours to get to the invest.... yes, they left out of Keesler.

[chadtm80]

Current Location:

[Buck]

They're about to start flying into the western convection.

[KWT]

Still flying at 24,000ft right now, they will possibly sample the western convection when they take another loop through the system.

[cycloneye]

Chad,plane is decending to operational altitud.

[chadtm80]

(~ 13,976 feet)

[weatherwoman]

where do you guys get this info

[westcoastfl]

where do you guys get this info

decoder:

http://tropicalatlantic.com/recon/

Data for this recon:
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/ur ... .knhc..txt

[x-y-no]

Huh ... 2953N 07138W and still nothing but 15 knot or less NE winds ...

I would have expected the wind to be more northerly at that location.

[chadtm80]

where do you guys get this info

all decoded in Recon ob thread