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NOAA3 0301A

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NOAA3 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-06-17 15:04 – 21:14 UTC ·2 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.

96°W92°W88°W84°W28°NAircraft fix (observation), 2026-06-17 17:37 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-06-17 18:14 UTCDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 17:13 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 160° 30 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 17:23 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 135° 44 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 17:51 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 300° 7 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 255° 15 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:14 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 280° 7 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:20 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 135° 15 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:39 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 125° 34 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:46 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 150° 32 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 19:05 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 160° 57 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 19:28 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 260° 16 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 19:34 UTC (launch)Dropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 19:51 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 170° 34 kt
Flight-level wind:< 34 kt34–49 kt50–63 kt64–82 kt83–95 kt96–112 kt113+ ktRinged dots: center fixes (observations). Open circles: dropsonde splash points. Dashed: best track, ±12 h around the mission.

Storm-relative view

25 nm50 nm100 nm150 nmNNESESWNWDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 17:13 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 160° 30 kt Splash 140 nm at 085° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 17:23 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 135° 44 kt Splash 96 nm at 084° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 17:51 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 300° 7 kt Splash 37 nm at 201° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 255° 15 kt Splash 45 nm at 229° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:14 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 280° 7 kt Splash 27 nm at 155° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:20 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 135° 15 kt Splash 33 nm at 111° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:39 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 125° 34 kt Splash 105 nm at 097° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 18:46 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 150° 32 kt Splash 133 nm at 096° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 19:05 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 160° 57 kt Splash 104 nm at 076° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 19:28 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 260° 16 kt Splash 34 nm at 146° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 19:34 UTC (launch) Splash 78 nm at 134° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-06-17 19:51 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 170° 34 kt Splash 133 nm at 127° (SE) from the estimated centerPass 1: peak 10-s flight-level wind 39 kt, 87 nm at 085° (NE) from the estimated center, 17:21 UTCPass 2: peak 10-s flight-level wind 20 kt, 61 nm at 203° (SW) from the estimated center, 17:53 UTCPass 3: peak 10-s flight-level wind 52 kt, 120 nm at 128° (SE) from the estimated center, 19:44 UTC
Peak 10-s flight-level wind, per passDropsonde splash pointEstimated centerObservations relative to the estimated storm center (best track refined by this mission’s aircraft center fixes), north up, within 150 nm; not the best track. Track colored by flight-level wind, as on the map above.

Observations along the flight

From the HDOB messages, every 30 seconds. Gaps are missing values or missing messages.

Extrapolated surface pressure and peak flight-level wind

Center fixes (observations), minimum sea-level pressure:Extrapolated from flight level

SFMR surface wind and rain rate
Flight-level temperature and dewpoint
Aircraft pressure and geopotential height

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