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Product: Air Force Temp Drop (Dropsonde) Message (UZNT13 KNHC)
Transmitted: 2nd day of the month at 16:57Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 306)
Tropical Depression: Number 13 (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 2
Observation Number: 12
Part A...
Date: Near the closest hour of 17Z on the 2nd day of the month
Highest Mandatory Level For Which Wind Was Reported: 850mb
Coordinates: 27.3N 91.5W
Location: 204 miles (328 km) to the S (171°) from Lafayette, LA, USA.
Marsden Square: 082 (About)
Level Geo. Height Air Temp. Dew Point Wind Direction Wind Speed
1004mb (29.65 inHg) Sea Level (Surface) 28.0°C (82.4°F) 26.6°C (79.9°F) 130° (from the SE) 10 knots (12 mph)
1000mb 34m (112 ft) 27.8°C (82.0°F) 26.7°C (80.1°F) 145° (from the SE) 8 knots (9 mph)
925mb 724m (2,375 ft) 22.8°C (73.0°F) 22.7°C (72.9°F) 195° (from the SSW) 4 knots (5 mph)
850mb 1,460m (4,790 ft) 19.2°C (66.6°F) 14.7°C (58.5°F) 125° (from the SE) 4 knots (5 mph)
Information About Radiosonde:
- Launch Time: 16:38Z
- About Sonde: A descending radiosonde tracked automatically by satellite navigation with no solar or infrared correction.
Remarks Section...
Splash Location: 27.35N 91.52W
Splash Time: 16:40Z
Release Location: 27.35N 91.52W View map)
Release Time: 16:38:38Z
Splash Location: 27.35N 91.52W (
Splash Time: 16:40:56Z
Mean Boundary Level Wind (mean wind in the lowest 500 geopotential meters of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 150° (from the SSE)
- Wind Speed: 7 knots (8 mph)
Deep Layer Mean Wind (average wind over the depth of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 160° (from the SSE)
- Wind Speed: 5 knots (6 mph)
- Depth of Sounding: From 843mb to 1003mb
Average Wind Over Lowest Available 150 geopotential meters (gpm) of the sounding:
- Lowest 150m: 158 gpm - 8 gpm (518 geo. feet - 26 geo. feet)
- Wind Direction: 145° (from the SE)
- Wind Speed: 8 knots (9 mph)
Sounding Software Version: AEV 20802
Part B: Data For Significant Levels...
Significant Temperature And Relative Humidity Levels...
Level Air Temperature Dew Point
1004mb (Surface) 28.0°C (82.4°F) 26.6°C (79.9°F)
863mb 19.8°C (67.6°F) 19.4°C (66.9°F)
850mb 19.2°C (66.6°F) 14.7°C (58.5°F)
843mb 18.6°C (65.5°F) Approximately 11°C (52°F)
Significant Wind Levels...
Level Wind Direction Wind Speed
1004mb (Surface) 130° (from the SE) 10 knots (12 mph)
910mb 185° (from the S) 2 knots (2 mph)
856mb 145° (from the SE) 4 knots (5 mph)
843mb 100° (from the E) 4 knots (5 mph)