ATL: RICHARD - Recon

[brunota2003]

Dropsonde NE of the eye:

Significant Wind Levels...
Level Wind Direction Wind Speed
988mb (Surface) 100° (from the E) 65 knots (75 mph)
987mb 100° (from the E) 66 knots (76 mph)
985mb 100° (from the E) 74 knots (85 mph)
980mb 100° (from the E) 79 knots (91 mph)
969mb 120° (from the ESE) 78 knots (90 mph)
942mb 120° (from the ESE) 85 knots (98 mph)
906mb 125° (from the SE) 80 knots (92 mph)
895mb 120° (from the ESE) 84 knots (97 mph)
887mb 120° (from the ESE) 79 knots (91 mph)
850mb 125° (from the SE) 82 knots (94 mph)
843mb 130° (from the SE) 84 knots (97 mph)

[brunota2003]

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URNT15 KNHC 242057
AF306 1019A RICHARD HDOB 27 20101024
204630 1801N 08714W 8430 01560 0090 +168 +122 112045 046 032 002 00
204700 1802N 08713W 8426 01564 0090 +169 +122 113045 045 033 002 00
204730 1803N 08712W 8428 01564 0091 +170 +123 114044 045 031 003 00
204800 1805N 08712W 8433 01559 0093 +166 +123 114044 045 032 001 00
204830 1806N 08711W 8432 01561 0093 +168 +123 115044 044 030 003 00
204900 1808N 08710W 8427 01567 0093 +169 +124 116043 043 031 002 00
204930 1809N 08709W 8429 01564 0093 +170 +124 116042 043 031 004 00
205000 1811N 08709W 8433 01561 0095 +170 +124 116041 041 029 003 00
205030 1812N 08708W 8430 01566 0096 +168 +124 114040 041 029 003 00
205100 1814N 08707W 8429 01566 0096 +165 +124 116040 040 028 003 30
205130 1815N 08706W 8429 01569 0098 +166 +124 118039 040 029 003 00
205200 1816N 08705W 8429 01569 0101 +162 +124 117038 039 028 002 00
205230 1817N 08704W 8432 01566 0102 +160 +123 114032 033 027 004 00
205300 1818N 08703W 8429 01571 0100 +166 +122 115034 039 028 004 00
205330 1820N 08702W 8430 01569 0103 +162 +120 115035 039 029 005 00
205400 1821N 08701W 8429 01567 0102 +162 +118 117035 043 032 008 00
205430 1822N 08700W 8426 01573 0108 +155 +115 120039 041 031 009 00
205500 1823N 08659W 8437 01563 0113 +148 +111 112034 035 038 013 03
205530 1824N 08658W 8436 01562 0115 +146 +108 117034 035 036 013 00
205600 1825N 08657W 8425 01576 0102 +167 +105 118034 035 035 011 00
$$
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[brunota2003]

[brunota2003]

Looks like Recon might be heading home?

[brunota2003]

Yep...mission over.

000
URNT15 KNHC 242106
AF306 1019A RICHARD HDOB 28 20101024
205630 1827N 08656W 8416 01585 0104 +162 +101 117033 034 033 009 03
205700 1828N 08655W 8077 01936 0101 +148 +097 116035 035 /// /// 03
205730 1829N 08653W 7761 02278 0097 +131 +093 120035 036 /// /// 03
205800 1830N 08652W 7436 02630 0092 +111 +087 120036 036 /// /// 03
205830 1831N 08651W 7116 03001 0089 +093 +079 122038 039 /// /// 03
205900 1832N 08650W 6810 03373 0088 +076 +071 121038 038 /// /// 03
205930 1834N 08649W 6535 03712 0089 +057 //// 125038 039 /// /// 05
210000 1835N 08648W 6291 04024 0089 +039 //// 124038 038 /// /// 05
210030 1836N 08646W 6077 04308 //// +017 //// 125037 038 /// /// 05
210100 1837N 08645W 5862 04581 //// +004 //// 124036 039 /// /// 05
210130 1838N 08644W 5660 04862 //// -006 //// 119029 030 /// /// 05
210200 1840N 08642W 5481 05134 0245 -016 //// 126027 028 /// /// 05
210230 1841N 08641W 5317 05374 0260 -028 //// 125026 027 027 001 05
210300 1842N 08640W 5192 05564 0272 -037 //// 127026 027 030 001 01
210330 1844N 08638W 5059 05769 0285 -048 //// 123023 024 027 001 01
210400 1845N 08637W 4920 05989 0299 -061 //// 119027 028 025 002 01
210430 1847N 08636W 4787 06205 0313 -072 //// 120029 029 023 001 01
210500 1848N 08634W 4671 06399 0326 -081 //// 119031 031 022 000 01
210530 1850N 08633W 4552 06590 0334 -091 //// 113031 031 023 001 05
210600 1851N 08632W 4441 06780 0337 -103 //// 114030 030 024 001 01
$$
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[brunota2003]

Eye drop from earlier, winds are 12 knots with pressure at 982 mb (so 981 mb is good).

Significant Wind Levels...
Level Wind Direction Wind Speed
982mb (Surface) 150° (from the SSE) 12 knots (14 mph)
976mb 175° (from the S) 10 knots (12 mph)
907mb 200° (from the SSW) 7 knots (8 mph)
856mb 195° (from the SSW) 11 knots (13 mph)
843mb 200° (from the SSW) 8 knots (9 mph)