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#21 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:09 am

senorpepr is the recon pro... I am merely the backup act...
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#22 Postby sma10 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:11 am

clfenwi wrote:Based on the 8 AM position of the system, the plane's position at 11 AM, and the plane's forward progress, the plane will be at the center of the storm by 2 PM EDT.


Wow, it's really going to take 3.5 hours? I hope they're serving a meal on this flight.
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#23 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:16 am

sma10 wrote:
clfenwi wrote:Based on the 8 AM position of the system, the plane's position at 11 AM, and the plane's forward progress, the plane will be at the center of the storm by 2 PM EDT.


Wow, it's really going to take 3.5 hours? I hope they're serving a meal on this flight.


Dude, it's an Air Force flight... there's always steak and lobster...

(clfenwi was active duty and now drilling reservist Navy)
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#24 Postby wxwatcher91 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:23 am

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URNT11 KNHC 231502
97779 14584 30286 88700 70100 99005 64761 /5763
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 01
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#25 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:25 am

OB 01
Time: 1458Z
Position: 28.6 North // 88.7 West
Flight Level: 7010 meters
FL Winds: n/a
Temp/Dewpoint (C): -14/-16
Weather: Scattered clouds
400 Millibar Height: 7630 meters


URNT11 KNHC 231502
97779 14584 30286 88700 70100 99005 64761 /5763
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 01
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#26 Postby jlauderdal » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:43 am

clfenwi wrote:OB 01
Time: 1458Z
Position: 28.6 North // 88.7 West
Flight Level: 7010 meters
FL Winds: n/a
Temp/Dewpoint (C): -14/-16
Weather: Scattered clouds
400 Millibar Height: 7630 meters


URNT11 KNHC 231502
97779 14584 30286 88700 70100 99005 64761 /5763
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 01


cool, so now we have an ob from the gulf of mexico, they must have left biloxi
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#27 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:46 am

OB 02
Time: 1529Z
Position: 27.7 North // 85.7 West
Flight Level: 7010 meters
FL Winds: n/a
Temp/Dewpoint (C): -14/-34
Weather: Scattered clouds
400 Millibar Height: 7630 meters

URNT11 KNHC 231531
97779 15294 30277 85700 70100 99005 64841 /5763
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 02

corrected position... error was my own, (not recon's)
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#28 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:33 am

OB 03
Time: 1600Z
Position: 26.8 north // 82.9 West
Flight Level: 7010 meters
FL Winds: n/a
Temp/Dewpoint (C): -15/-22
Weather: Scattered clouds
400 Millibar Height: 7620 meters


URNT11 KNHC 231603
97779 16004 30268 82900 70100 99005 65721 /5762
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 03
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#29 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:45 am

OB 04
Time: 1630Z
Position: 25.8 North // 80.2 West
Flight Level: 7010 meters
FL Winds: 11 knots // 100
Temp/Dewpoint (C): -15/-18
Weather: Scattered clouds
400 Millibar Height: 7620 meters

URNT11 KNHC 231632
97779 16304 30258 80200 70100 10011 65681 /5762
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 04
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#30 Postby Swimdude » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:54 am

10:36 central... Recon in the air...

3.5 hours =

Plane should reach 99L just after 2 p.m. central...
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#31 Postby WeatherEmperor » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:56 am

Swimdude wrote:10:36 central... Recon in the air...

3.5 hours =

Plane should reach 99L just after 2 p.m. central...


looks like we still have a while to go.

<RICKY>
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#32 Postby chadtm80 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:58 am

Smoke em if you got em ;-)
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#33 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:31 pm

Time: 1659Z
Position: 24.3 North // 78.0 West
Flight level: 7000 meters
Fl winds: n/a
Temp/Dewpoint (C): -15/-23
Weather: Scattered clouds
400 millibar height: 7600 meters

URNT11 KNHC 231715
97779 16594 30243 78000 70000 99005 65731 /5760
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 05
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#34 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:36 pm

SXXX50 KNHC 231728
AF300 01GGA INVEST HDOB 19 KNHC
1718. 2318N 07628W 07008 0403 017 008 153 319 008 07441 0000000000
1719 2316N 07625W 07011 0405 018 008 149 355 008 07445 0000000000
1719. 2315N 07623W 07010 0405 016 009 149 379 010 07445 0000000000
1720 2313N 07621W 07010 0406 015 009 151 347 009 07445 0000000000
1720. 2311N 07618W 07011 0406 015 008 151 369 009 07447 0000000000
1721 2310N 07616W 07010 0405 019 009 147 373 009 07445 0000000000
1721. 2308N 07614W 07010 0405 020 009 151 263 009 07445 0000000000
1722 2307N 07611W 07010 0405 026 010 149 257 011 07445 0000000000
1722. 2305N 07609W 07010 0403 031 011 147 325 011 07443 0000000000
1723 2303N 07607W 07010 0403 048 009 151 239 010 07443 0000000000
1723. 2302N 07604W 07012 0403 052 009 151 221 009 07444 0000000000
1724 2300N 07602W 07013 0403 053 009 153 201 009 07446 0000000000
1724. 2258N 07600W 06961 0404 049 009 149 185 009 07460 0000000100
1725 2257N 07558W 06675 0386 040 009 129 129 010 07155 0000000100
1725. 2255N 07555W 06373 0362 063 006 107 107 008 06827 0000000100
1726 2254N 07553W 06073 0338 099 005 085 085 006 06501 0000000100
1726. 2253N 07550W 05775 0324 046 007 067 067 009 06188 0000000100
1727 2252N 07548W 05459 0302 024 011 051 051 012 05850 0000000100
1727. 2251N 07545W 05003 0272 030 010 029 045 012 05362 0000000000
1728 2250N 07543W 04442 0232 019 012 008 005 013 04756 0000000000

Plane has started to descend to operational altitude...
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#35 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:38 pm

OB 06
Time: 1723Z
Position: 23.0 North // 76.1 West
Flight level: 7010 meters
FL winds: n/a
Temp/Dewpoint (C): -15/-23
Weather: Scattered clouds
400 millibar height: 7600 meters

URNT11 KNHC 231725
97779 17234 30230 76100 70100 99005 65731 /5760
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 06
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#36 Postby x-y-no » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:38 pm

clfenwi wrote:Time: 1659Z
Position: 24.3 North // 78.0 West
Flight level: 7000 meters
Fl winds: n/a
Temp/Dewpoint (C): -15/-23
Weather: Scattered clouds
400 millibar height: 7600 meters

URNT11 KNHC 231715
97779 16594 30243 78000 70000 99005 65731 /5760
RMK AF300 01GGA INVEST OB 05


So they've passed over Andros ... we should be getting data pretty soon now.
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#37 Postby gatorcane » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:42 pm

We *should* minimally have a depression at this point, I'm very sure of that based on satellite pics and surface observations. Let's see what the recon says
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#38 Postby sma10 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:43 pm

clfenwi wrote:SXXX50 KNHC 231728
AF300 01GGA INVEST HDOB 19 KNHC
1718. 2318N 07628W 07008 0403 017 008 153 319 008 07441 0000000000
1719 2316N 07625W 07011 0405 018 008 149 355 008 07445 0000000000
1719. 2315N 07623W 07010 0405 016 009 149 379 010 07445 0000000000
1720 2313N 07621W 07010 0406 015 009 151 347 009 07445 0000000000
1720. 2311N 07618W 07011 0406 015 008 151 369 009 07447 0000000000
1721 2310N 07616W 07010 0405 019 009 147 373 009 07445 0000000000
1721. 2308N 07614W 07010 0405 020 009 151 263 009 07445 0000000000
1722 2307N 07611W 07010 0405 026 010 149 257 011 07445 0000000000
1722. 2305N 07609W 07010 0403 031 011 147 325 011 07443 0000000000
1723 2303N 07607W 07010 0403 048 009 151 239 010 07443 0000000000
1723. 2302N 07604W 07012 0403 052 009 151 221 009 07444 0000000000
1724 2300N 07602W 07013 0403 053 009 153 201 009 07446 0000000000
1724. 2258N 07600W 06961 0404 049 009 149 185 009 07460 0000000100
1725 2257N 07558W 06675 0386 040 009 129 129 010 07155 0000000100
1725. 2255N 07555W 06373 0362 063 006 107 107 008 06827 0000000100
1726 2254N 07553W 06073 0338 099 005 085 085 006 06501 0000000100
1726. 2253N 07550W 05775 0324 046 007 067 067 009 06188 0000000100
1727 2252N 07548W 05459 0302 024 011 051 051 012 05850 0000000100
1727. 2251N 07545W 05003 0272 030 010 029 045 012 05362 0000000000
1728 2250N 07543W 04442 0232 019 012 008 005 013 04756 0000000000

Plane has started to descend to operational altitude...


I'm not an expert at reading this so someone help me out.....am I to interpret the last ob as being 22.5N 75.4W with a wind of only 12 knots?
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#39 Postby Frank2 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:45 pm

So far all obs indicate light and variable winds (most easterly)...

Frank
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#40 Postby clfenwi » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:46 pm

Yep, 12 knots from the north-northeast (019°). Keep in mind that the plane was still above 14000 feet at the time, and that it also is barely at the fringe of the system.

I didn't check the latitude... senorpepr did... and correctly noted that the format is degrees minutes, not decimal degrees.
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