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Product: NOAA Temp Drop (Dropsonde) Message (UZNT13 KWBC)
Transmitted: 16th day of the month at 1:42Z
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Aircraft: Lockheed WP-3D Orion (Reg. Num. N43RF)
Storm Number: 10
Storm Name: Ingrid (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 13
Observation Number: 30
Part A...
Date: Near the closest hour of 1Z on the 16th day of the month
Highest Mandatory Level For Which Wind Was Reported: 850mb
Coordinates: 23.1N 96.2W
Marsden Square: 082 ( About )
Surface and Standard Isobaric Surfaces
Level Geo. Height Air Temp. Dew Point Wind Direction Wind Speed
1000mb -53m (-174 ft) This level does not exist in this area of the storm above the surface level.
994mb (29.36 inHg) Surface (Sea Level) 25.4°C (77.7°F) 25.4°C (78°F) 75° (from the ENE) 63 knots (72 mph)
925mb 633m (2,077 ft) 23.0°C (73.4°F) 23.0°C (73°F) 100° (from the E) 75 knots (86 mph)
850mb 1,371m (4,498 ft) 20.4°C (68.7°F) 19.8°C (68°F) 115° (from the ESE) 65 knots (75 mph)
Information About Radiosonde:
- Launch Time: 0:44Z
- About Sonde: A descending radiosonde tracked automatically by satellite navigation with no solar or infrared correction.
Remarks Section...
Dropsonde Location: Dropped in eyewall 0° (N) from the eye center.
Highest altitude where wind was reported:
- Location: 23.12N 96.15W
- Time: 0:44:29Z
Lowest altitude where wind was reported:
- Location: 23.18N 96.22W
- Time: 0:48:05Z
Mean Boundary Level Wind (mean wind in the lowest 500 geopotential meters of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 85° (from the E)
- Wind Speed: 80 knots (92 mph)
Deep Layer Mean Wind (average wind over the depth of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 105° (from the ESE)
- Wind Speed: 64 knots (74 mph)
- Depth of Sounding: From 752mb to 993mb
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: 75° (from the ENE)
- Wind Speed: 75 knots (86 mph)
Sounding Software Version: AEV 07559
Part B: Data for Significant Levels...
Significant Temperature And Relative Humidity Levels
Level Air Temperature Dew Point
994mb (Surface) 25.4°C (77.7°F) 25.4°C (78°F)
850mb 20.4°C (68.7°F) 19.8°C (68°F)
774mb 17.2°C (63.0°F) 15.2°C (59°F)
752mb 18.4°C (65.1°F) 13.8°C (57°F)
Significant Wind Levels
Level Wind Direction Wind Speed
994mb (Surface) 75° (from the ENE) 63 knots (72 mph)
989mb 70° (from the ENE) 75 knots (86 mph)
982mb 80° (from the E) 73 knots (84 mph)
976mb 75° (from the ENE) 83 knots (96 mph)
966mb 85° (from the E) 74 knots (85 mph)
962mb 90° (from the E) 82 knots (94 mph)
944mb 95° (from the E) 89 knots (102 mph)
933mb 95° (from the E) 77 knots (89 mph)
916mb 95° (from the E) 71 knots (82 mph)
898mb 105° (from the ESE) 76 knots (87 mph)
850mb 115° (from the ESE) 65 knots (75 mph)
820mb 120° (from the ESE) 69 knots (79 mph)
752mb 125° (from the SE) 31 knots (36 mph)
Winds at a particular level are peak winds since a dropsonde only records momentary slices of data at each level as it falls through the atmosphere. These winds are not 1 minute sustained. The highest wind observed in the "Significant Wind Levels" section is noted in bold.
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