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Product: Air Force Temp Drop (Dropsonde) Message (UZNT13 KNHC)
Transmitted: 5th day of the month at 18:27Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 303)
Mission Purpose: Investigate first suspect area (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 1
Observation Number: 03
Part A...
Date: Near the closest hour of 18Z on the 5th day of the month
Highest Mandatory Level For Which Wind Was Reported: 500mb
Coordinates: 27.2N 89.8W
Location: 192 miles (310 km) to the S (175°) from New Orleans, LA, USA.
Marsden Square: 081 (About)
Level Geo. Height Air Temp. Dew Point Wind Direction Wind Speed
1008mb (29.77 inHg) Sea Level (Surface) 26.8°C (80.2°F) 24.8°C (76.6°F) 90° (from the E) 18 knots (21 mph)
1000mb 75m (246 ft) 26.2°C (79.2°F) 24.2°C (75.6°F) 90° (from the E) 19 knots (22 mph)
925mb 760m (2,493 ft) 20.8°C (69.4°F) 20.8°C (69.4°F) 90° (from the E) 24 knots (28 mph)
850mb 1,491m (4,892 ft) 18.0°C (64.4°F) 18.0°C (64.4°F) 85° (from the E) 18 knots (21 mph)
700mb 3,138m (10,295 ft) 10.8°C (51.4°F) 6.4°C (43.5°F) 50° (from the NE) 15 knots (17 mph)
500mb 5,860m (19,226 ft) -5.5°C (22.1°F) Approximately -28°C (-18°F) 355° (from the N) 13 knots (15 mph)
Information About Radiosonde:
- Launch Time: 18:13Z
- About Sonde: A descending radiosonde tracked automatically by satellite navigation with no solar or infrared correction.
Remarks Section...
Location of Highest Altitude where wind was reported: 27.18N 89.83W
Time of Highest Altitude where wind was reported: 18:13:44Z
Location of Lowest Altitude where wind was reported: 27.18N 89.87W
Time of Lowest Altitude where wind was reported: 18:22:23Z
Mean Boundary Level Wind (mean wind in the lowest 500 geopotential meters of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 90° (from the E)
- Wind Speed: 22 knots (25 mph)
Deep Layer Mean Wind (average wind over the depth of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 80° (from the E)
- Wind Speed: 15 knots (17 mph)
- Depth of Sounding: From 498mb to 1008mb
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: 90° (from the E)
- Wind Speed: 19 knots (22 mph)
Sounding Software Version: AEV 07520