ATL: DON - Remnant - Discussion

[Dave]

840
URNT15 KNHC 292207
AF306 0604A DON HDOB 05 20110729
215730 2844N 09412W 5775 04789 0133 +015 -040 124015 015 /// /// 03
215800 2843N 09415W 5941 04534 0124 +026 -024 123013 014 /// /// 03
215830 2842N 09417W 6117 04314 0137 +041 -009 117013 013 /// /// 03
215900 2841N 09420W 6292 04081 0134 +056 -005 116017 019 /// /// 03
215930 2840N 09423W 6484 03833 0133 +073 +002 129017 018 /// /// 03
220000 2839N 09425W 6707 03558 0131 +089 +013 126022 023 /// /// 03
220030 2838N 09428W 6934 03278 0133 +104 +016 133023 023 /// /// 03
220100 2837N 09431W 7168 02994 0133 +119 +018 131024 024 /// /// 03
220130 2837N 09433W 7416 02705 0140 +129 +026 129031 032 /// /// 03
220200 2836N 09436W 7666 02429 0138 +150 +029 131031 032 /// /// 03
220230 2835N 09438W 7925 02150 0148 +163 +031 140027 028 /// /// 03
220300 2834N 09441W 8176 01884 0153 +169 +039 146026 027 /// /// 03
220330 2833N 09443W 8404 01645 0159 +170 +048 139023 023 /// /// 03
220400 2832N 09445W 8426 01621 0155 +175 +055 138023 023 /// /// 03
220430 2832N 09448W 8434 01614 0153 +175 +060 135023 023 /// /// 03
220500 2831N 09450W 8428 01618 0151 +175 +064 133024 024 /// /// 03
220530 2830N 09453W 8430 01614 0151 +175 +068 135023 023 /// /// 03
220600 2829N 09455W 8429 01616 0150 +176 +072 133023 023 /// /// 03
220630 2828N 09458W 8429 01617 0149 +180 +074 131023 024 /// /// 03
220700 2827N 09500W 8429 01616 0146 +180 +076 130025 025 /// /// 03
$$
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Operational altitude

[Dave]

[Goradd]

there's rain, thunder and lightning here in Brownsville, TX

[Dave]

780
URNT15 KNHC 292217
AF306 0604A DON HDOB 06 20110729
220730 2827N 09502W 8430 01614 0146 +182 +078 129025 026 /// /// 03
220800 2826N 09505W 8429 01616 0143 +185 +080 129026 027 /// /// 03
220830 2825N 09507W 8430 01615 0142 +185 +082 131027 027 030 002 00
220900 2825N 09507W 8430 01615 0142 +184 +083 133028 029 031 001 00
220930 2823N 09512W 8430 01612 0144 +180 +085 134030 031 030 001 00
221000 2822N 09515W 8430 01611 0147 +175 +085 136026 028 029 002 00
221030 2821N 09517W 8430 01612 0148 +173 +086 133024 024 031 000 00
221100 2821N 09519W 8429 01610 0145 +176 +087 132024 024 031 001 00
221130 2820N 09522W 8429 01612 0147 +170 +087 135023 024 029 002 00
221200 2819N 09524W 8429 01612 0145 +176 +087 130024 026 /// /// 03
221230 2817N 09526W 8431 01610 0143 +177 +088 133023 023 029 002 00
221300 2816N 09528W 8429 01610 0143 +175 +088 131023 023 032 001 00
221330 2814N 09530W 8430 01607 0143 +175 +089 130022 023 031 001 00
221400 2813N 09532W 8432 01607 0142 +174 +089 128022 023 030 004 00
221430 2811N 09533W 8429 01608 0139 +175 +089 126023 024 032 002 00
221500 2810N 09535W 8428 01609 0138 +177 +089 127023 023 032 001 00
221530 2808N 09537W 8432 01601 0139 +174 +090 129024 025 033 004 00
221600 2806N 09539W 8425 01609 0140 +170 +090 127025 026 034 001 00
221630 2805N 09541W 8430 01605 0138 +173 +087 121025 025 032 001 00
221700 2803N 09542W 8429 01603 0137 +176 +085 127027 029 033 002 00
$$
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[Dave]

[Dave]

551
URNT15 KNHC 292227
AF306 0604A DON HDOB 07 20110729
221730 2802N 09544W 8429 01605 0137 +172 +084 127027 027 034 000 00
221800 2800N 09546W 8430 01603 0133 +179 +083 126026 026 034 001 00
221830 2759N 09548W 8431 01600 0139 +167 +084 121025 027 035 002 00
221900 2757N 09550W 8428 01601 0128 +182 +084 115025 026 035 000 00
221930 2755N 09551W 8433 01594 0124 +188 +084 112024 025 034 001 00
222000 2754N 09553W 8428 01600 0121 +191 +087 112026 026 035 001 00
222030 2752N 09555W 8430 01599 0122 +188 +091 116026 026 034 002 00
222100 2750N 09557W 8430 01597 0119 +190 +093 115027 028 035 001 03
222130 2749N 09559W 8430 01594 0116 +195 +095 113028 028 035 001 00
222200 2747N 09601W 8429 01596 0115 +193 +096 110028 029 036 001 00
222230 2746N 09603W 8428 01595 0113 +194 +097 108029 029 035 001 00
222300 2744N 09604W 8433 01591 0119 +185 +097 112030 030 035 000 00
222330 2742N 09606W 8430 01593 0119 +184 +097 112030 031 035 002 00
222400 2741N 09608W 8429 01591 0116 +186 +096 107030 031 035 000 03
222430 2739N 09610W 8430 01592 0114 +190 +097 110031 031 035 002 00
222500 2737N 09612W 8429 01593 0113 +194 +098 112031 031 036 001 00
222530 2736N 09614W 8430 01589 0109 +196 +098 116029 030 036 000 00
222600 2734N 09616W 8429 01588 0104 +201 +098 109026 027 036 001 00
222630 2733N 09617W 8430 01589 0104 +200 +099 106023 025 036 000 00
222700 2731N 09619W 8431 01589 0101 +208 +099 110023 023 037 000 00
$$
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[Dave]

[Dave]

921
URNT15 KNHC 292237
AF306 0604A DON HDOB 08 20110729
222730 2729N 09621W 8426 01593 0101 +204 +100 105022 022 036 001 03
222800 2728N 09623W 8433 01584 0098 +209 +100 105019 022 038 001 03
222830 2726N 09625W 8431 01583 0091 +214 +101 105019 022 039 001 00
222900 2724N 09627W 8426 01585 0090 +214 +101 103026 027 039 001 00
222930 2723N 09628W 8427 01586 0089 +216 +102 103025 028 040 001 03
223000 2721N 09630W 8435 01578 0087 +219 +102 103024 025 041 000 03
223030 2719N 09632W 8426 01586 0086 +215 +103 100026 026 042 001 03
223100 2718N 09634W 8421 01591 0081 +222 +103 103028 030 042 000 00
223130 2716N 09636W 8434 01575 0077 +227 +103 106030 030 042 000 00
223200 2715N 09638W 8428 01581 0072 +230 +102 098028 029 041 000 00
223230 2713N 09640W 8445 01556 0066 +237 +102 088025 026 042 000 00
223300 2711N 09641W 8438 01568 0062 +243 +105 077023 024 040 000 03
223330 2710N 09642W 8436 01567 0074 +220 +106 078024 026 /// /// 03
223400 2708N 09641W 8438 01558 0072 +215 +107 072018 020 029 001 03
223430 2707N 09640W 8420 01574 0054 +239 +104 064021 024 033 002 03
223500 2705N 09640W 8408 01588 0058 +230 +103 074016 019 036 002 00
223530 2703N 09640W 8404 01588 0055 +229 +101 092009 012 036 002 00
223600 2702N 09639W 8404 01587 0052 +231 +100 116008 011 032 003 00
223630 2700N 09639W 8401 01587 0040 +248 +098 153009 014 032 003 03
223700 2659N 09640W 8419 01569 0056 +223 +099 351006 011 029 003 03
$$
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[Dave]

[Dave]

222
URNT15 KNHC 292247
AF306 0604A DON HDOB 09 20110729
223730 2657N 09640W 8427 01566 0072 +203 +098 313021 025 031 001 00
223800 2656N 09641W 8434 01555 0073 +203 +095 315022 023 035 003 00
223830 2654N 09642W 8450 01547 0072 +214 +092 327021 023 034 003 00
223900 2653N 09643W 8508 01489 0074 +219 +090 326021 022 035 003 00
223930 2651N 09645W 8439 01563 0072 +223 +089 326016 017 035 006 03
224000 2650N 09646W 8425 01580 0071 +227 +087 344014 015 035 006 00
224030 2649N 09647W 8429 01576 0071 +230 +086 360014 015 037 005 00
224100 2648N 09649W 8432 01576 0075 +228 +085 357015 016 035 007 00
224130 2647N 09650W 8422 01585 0073 +230 +085 001016 016 035 007 00
224200 2646N 09652W 8429 01580 0076 +229 +084 359017 018 035 006 00
224230 2644N 09653W 8432 01576 0080 +222 +084 360020 021 036 004 00
224300 2643N 09655W 8428 01582 0083 +220 +084 357021 022 033 005 00
224330 2642N 09656W 8430 01581 0087 +213 +085 355019 019 030 003 00
224400 2641N 09658W 8429 01584 0100 +197 +086 352017 018 /// /// 03
224430 2640N 09659W 8430 01582 0101 +195 +084 352016 016 /// /// 03
224500 2639N 09701W 8436 01578 0097 +202 +084 357015 016 /// /// 03
224530 2637N 09702W 8424 01589 0094 +210 +084 000015 015 /// /// 03
224600 2636N 09704W 8430 01585 0097 +206 +084 356016 016 /// /// 03
224630 2635N 09705W 8429 01585 0098 +202 +085 353016 017 /// /// 03
224700 2634N 09706W 8421 01597 0109 +190 +086 344016 017 /// /// 03
$$
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[KWT]

Recon still showing the center is offshore, probably still another 4-6hrs away from landfall if that turns out to be the actual center.

[Dave]

[Dave]

590
URNT15 KNHC 292258
AF306 0604A DON HDOB 10 20110729
224730 2632N 09705W 8432 01587 0117 +179 +087 329012 013 /// /// 03
224800 2632N 09703W 8434 01581 0108 +190 +087 337012 013 /// /// 03
224830 2632N 09701W 8428 01585 0094 +206 +087 329012 013 /// /// 03
224900 2631N 09700W 8429 01585 0094 +209 +088 326012 013 /// /// 03
224930 2630N 09658W 8432 01585 0100 +201 +091 323010 011 /// /// 03
225000 2630N 09656W 8429 01586 0102 +198 +094 315010 010 /// /// 03
225030 2629N 09654W 8424 01593 0105 +194 +095 309011 011 /// /// 03
225100 2629N 09652W 8430 01585 0110 +185 +096 294011 011 /// /// 03
225130 2628N 09650W 8429 01587 0114 +181 +096 283013 015 /// /// 03
225200 2628N 09648W 8432 01584 0112 +184 +094 285011 011 /// /// 03
225230 2627N 09647W 8425 01592 0115 +180 +093 282011 011 /// /// 03
225300 2627N 09645W 8430 01586 0116 +178 +092 281011 012 /// /// 03
225330 2626N 09643W 8429 01590 0116 +180 +090 277012 013 /// /// 03
225400 2626N 09641W 8430 01586 0115 +180 +090 277012 013 /// /// 03
225430 2625N 09639W 8425 01593 0126 +159 +090 283012 014 /// /// 03
225500 2624N 09637W 8409 01606 0119 +168 +088 272012 013 /// /// 03
225530 2624N 09636W 8431 01585 0120 +168 +085 265014 015 /// /// 03
225600 2623N 09634W 8434 01582 0116 +178 +083 273011 012 /// /// 03
225630 2623N 09632W 8432 01584 0113 +184 +082 275011 012 /// /// 03
225700 2622N 09630W 8429 01589 0116 +180 +082 260012 012 /// /// 03
$$
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[Dave]

[Dave]

073
URNT15 KNHC 292307
AF306 0604A DON HDOB 11 20110729
225730 2622N 09628W 8427 01590 0117 +180 +083 263013 014 /// /// 03
225800 2621N 09626W 8432 01586 0131 +159 +083 257014 015 /// /// 03
225830 2621N 09624W 8426 01593 0124 +169 +082 247017 018 /// /// 03
225900 2620N 09622W 8429 01590 0119 +178 +080 253015 016 /// /// 03
225930 2620N 09621W 8433 01587 0120 +179 +080 245012 013 /// /// 03
230000 2619N 09619W 8423 01598 0119 +181 +082 230012 015 /// /// 03
230030 2618N 09617W 8429 01593 0120 +180 +083 230013 013 /// /// 03
230100 2618N 09615W 8433 01587 0118 +180 +084 239014 014 /// /// 03
230130 2617N 09613W 8428 01592 0119 +180 +085 246015 016 /// /// 03
230200 2617N 09611W 8431 01589 0119 +181 +085 240015 016 /// /// 03
230230 2616N 09610W 8432 01590 0120 +179 +086 235016 016 /// /// 03
230300 2616N 09608W 8426 01596 0120 +182 +086 235015 015 /// /// 03
230330 2615N 09606W 8429 01594 0124 +175 +086 231014 015 /// /// 03
230400 2615N 09604W 8433 01590 0128 +173 +086 213015 015 /// /// 03
230430 2614N 09602W 8428 01597 0125 +176 +085 209014 014 /// /// 03
230500 2614N 09601W 8429 01598 0128 +175 +084 202014 015 /// /// 03
230530 2613N 09559W 8429 01597 0124 +181 +084 186013 013 /// /// 03
230600 2613N 09557W 8433 01592 0125 +183 +083 185011 012 /// /// 03
230630 2613N 09556W 8419 01611 0130 +180 +082 178010 011 /// /// 03
230700 2615N 09556W 8427 01601 0128 +179 +083 173011 011 /// /// 03
$$
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[Dave]

000
URNT12 KNHC 292307
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL042011
A. 29/22:37:00Z
B. 26 deg 59 min N
096 deg 39 min W
C. 850 mb 1489 m
D. 42 kt
E. 014 deg 18 nm
F. 110 deg 31 kt
G. 036 deg 46 nm
H. 1006 mb
I. 18 C / 1524 m
J. 26 C / 1550 m
K. 10 C / NA
L. NA
M. NA
N. 135 / 8
O. 0.02 / 0.3 nm
P. AF306 0604A DON OB 03
MAX FL WIND 31 KT NE QUAD 22:24:50Z
MAX FL TEMP 26 C 349 / 7 NM FROM FL CNTR
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[Dave]

DECODED VDM

Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 29th day of the month at 23:07Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 306)
Storm Number & Year: 04L in 2011
Storm Name: Don (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 6
Observation Number: 03
A. Time of Center Fix: 29th day of the month at 22:37:00Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 26°59'N 96°39'W (26.9833N 96.65W)
B. Center Fix Location: 70 miles (113 km) to the SE (139°) from Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 1,489m (4,885ft) at 850mb
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 42kts (~ 48.3mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 18 nautical miles (21 statute miles) to the NNE (14°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 110° at 31kts (From the ESE at ~ 35.7mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 46 nautical miles (53 statute miles) to the NE (36°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 1006mb (29.71 inHg)
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 18°C (64°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,524m (5,000ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 26°C (79°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,550m (5,085ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 10°C (50°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 and Temperature
N. Fix Level: 850mb
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 0.3 nautical miles
Remarks Section:
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 31kts (~ 35.7mph) in the northeast quadrant at 22:24:50Z
Maximum Flight Level Temp: 26°C (79°F) which was observed 7 nautical miles to the NNW/N (349°) from the flight level center

[Dave]

[Dave]

881
URNT15 KNHC 292317
AF306 0604A DON HDOB 12 20110729
230730 2615N 09558W 8435 01592 0122 +181 +085 169011 012 /// /// 03
230800 2616N 09559W 8430 01593 0124 +179 +084 173012 013 031 000 00
230830 2617N 09601W 8429 01594 0124 +178 +082 195013 014 031 000 00
230900 2619N 09602W 8429 01591 0126 +172 +080 206014 014 032 000 00
230930 2620N 09603W 8428 01593 0121 +179 +078 216011 012 032 001 00
231000 2621N 09605W 8425 01596 0119 +183 +077 221011 012 033 001 00
231030 2622N 09606W 8432 01588 0119 +182 +076 218010 011 034 001 00
231100 2623N 09607W 8425 01592 0118 +179 +076 227013 015 034 001 00
231130 2625N 09609W 8432 01588 0117 +182 +076 234013 015 034 001 00
231200 2626N 09610W 8422 01595 0118 +177 +076 223011 013 033 002 00
231230 2627N 09611W 8433 01585 0118 +179 +075 215008 010 034 000 00
231300 2628N 09613W 8432 01584 0116 +180 +074 215008 010 033 001 00
231330 2629N 09614W 8429 01586 0121 +173 +072 212009 010 033 003 00
231400 2631N 09615W 8428 01588 0124 +163 +069 215011 012 035 005 00
231430 2632N 09616W 8431 01584 0119 +173 +066 207011 011 035 004 00
231500 2633N 09618W 8430 01585 0113 +181 +064 198007 009 034 003 00
231530 2634N 09619W 8433 01580 0111 +184 +063 187008 008 033 002 00
231600 2635N 09620W 8429 01585 0111 +182 +065 187009 010 033 001 00
231630 2637N 09622W 8428 01586 0109 +184 +068 171008 009 032 001 00
231700 2638N 09623W 8431 01583 0108 +184 +072 198009 009 034 001 00
$$
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[Dave]