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Product: Air Force Temp Drop (Dropsonde) Message (UZNT13 KNHC)
Transmitted: 23rd day of the month at 04:50Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 303)
Storm Number: 09
Storm Name: Irene (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 7
Observation Number: 19
Part A...
Date: Near the closest hour of 4Z on the 23rd day of the month
Highest Mandatory Level For Which Wind Was Reported: 700mb
Coordinates: 20.0N 69.4W
Location: 110 miles (177 km) to the NNE (17°) from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Marsden Square: 079 (About)
Level Geo. Height Air Temp. Dew Point Wind Direction Wind Speed
980mb (28.94 inHg) Sea Level (Surface) 28.0°C (82.4°F) 26.3°C (79.3°F) 120° (from the ESE) 22 knots (25 mph)
1000mb -177m (-581 ft) Other data not available.
925mb 517m (1,696 ft) 25.0°C (77.0°F) 23.3°C (73.9°F) 130° (from the SE) 27 knots (31 mph)
850mb 1,259m (4,131 ft) 21.2°C (70.2°F) 20.8°C (69.4°F) 115° (from the ESE) 27 knots (31 mph)
700mb 2,931m (9,616 ft) 15.6°C (60.1°F) Approximately 7°C (45°F) 95° (from the E) 16 knots (18 mph)
Information About Radiosonde:
- Launch Time: 4:17Z
- About Sonde: A descending radiosonde tracked automatically by satellite navigation with no solar or infrared correction.
Remarks Section...
Splash Location: 20.03N 69.44W
Splash Time: 4:22Z
Release Location: 20.02N 69.41W View map)
Release Time: 4:17:41Z
Splash Location: 20.02N 69.43W (
Splash Time: 4:21:33Z
Mean Boundary Level Wind (mean wind in the lowest 500 geopotential meters of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 130° (from the SE)
- Wind Speed: 26 knots (30 mph)
Deep Layer Mean Wind (average wind over the depth of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 120° (from the ESE)
- Wind Speed: 23 knots (26 mph)
- Depth of Sounding: From 696mb to 980mb
Average Wind Over Lowest Available 150 geopotential meters (gpm) of the sounding:
- Lowest 150m: 159 gpm - 9 gpm (522 geo. feet - 30 geo. feet)
- Wind Direction: 120° (from the ESE)
- Wind Speed: 24 knots (28 mph)
Sounding Software Version: AEV 20802
Part B: Data For Significant Levels...
Significant Temperature And Relative Humidity Levels...
Level Air Temperature Dew Point
980mb (Surface) 28.0°C (82.4°F) 26.3°C (79.3°F)
850mb 21.2°C (70.2°F) 20.8°C (69.4°F)
770mb 17.0°C (62.6°F) 16.1°C (61.0°F)
718mb 17.8°C (64.0°F) Approximately 11°C (52°F)
696mb 14.8°C (58.6°F) Approximately 6°C (43°F)
Significant Wind Levels...
Level Wind Direction Wind Speed
980mb (Surface) 120° (from the ESE) 22 knots (25 mph)
933mb 130° (from the SE) 29 knots (33 mph)
921mb 130° (from the SE) 27 knots (31 mph)
904mb 130° (from the SE) 30 knots (35 mph)
850mb 115° (from the ESE) 27 knots (31 mph)
824mb 105° (from the ESE) 25 knots (29 mph)
797mb 125° (from the SE) 22 knots (25 mph)
749mb 115° (from the ESE) 12 knots (14 mph)
707mb 85° (from the E) 14 knots (16 mph)
696mb 100° (from the E) 18 knots (21 mph)
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