Hurricanewatcher2007 wrote:VDM Confirms it! Due North Movement with a pressure of 1002 MB
Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 18th day of the month at 16:29Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 304)
Mission: Non-Tasked Mission, possibly not tropical (in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Identifier: Fay1
Mission Number: 17
Observation Number: 13
A. Time of Center Fix: 18th day of the month at 16:18:00Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 23°54'N 81°30'W (23.90N 81.50W)
B. Center Fix Location: 49 miles (79 km) to the SSE (159°) from Key West, FL, USA.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 1,446m (4,744ft) at 850mb
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 51kts (~ 58.7mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 71 nautical miles (82 statute miles) to the WNW/NW (303°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 28° at 36kts (From the NNE at ~ 41.4mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 36 nautical miles (41 statute miles) to the WNW (294°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 1002mb (29.59 inHg)
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 16°C (61°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,525m (5,003ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 17°C (63°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,526m (5,007ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 17°C (63°F)
K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
L. Eye Character: Not Available
M. Eye Shape: Not Available
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Wind, Pressure and Temperature
N. Fix Level: 850mb
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 2 nautical miles
Remarks Section:
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 56kts (~ 64.4mph) in the northeast quadrant at 14:51:00Z
See, once again using radar I predicted it was moving N or NNE and recon confirms.
