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NOAA3 0402A

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NOAA3 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-07-20 21:21 – 07-21 02:11 UTC ·3 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.

89°W88°W87°W86°W85°W84°W83°W82°W81°W26°N27°N28°N29°N30°N31°NAircraft fix (observation), 2026-07-20 22:22 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-07-20 23:38 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-07-21 00:54 UTCDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 21:59 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1010 mb Surface wind: 155° 28 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 22:12 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 165° 25 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 22:25 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 170° 13 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 22:38 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 335° 21 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 22:51 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1009 mb Surface wind: 310° 18 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 23:18 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1010 mb Surface wind: 260° 21 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 23:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 245° 28 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 00:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1010 mb Surface wind: 040° 18 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 00:41 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 040° 25 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 00:56 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 175° 22 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 01:07 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 210° 33 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 01:21 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1011 mb Surface wind: 240° 23 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 23:55 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 135° 28 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: 2026-07-20 21:59 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1010 mb Surface wind: 155° 28 kt Splash 108 nm at 081° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 22:12 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 165° 25 kt Splash 56 nm at 077° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 22:25 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 170° 13 kt Remark: Released at the center Splash 0 nm at 069° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 22:38 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 335° 21 kt Splash 52 nm at 269° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 22:51 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1009 mb Surface wind: 310° 18 kt Splash 103 nm at 268° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 23:18 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1010 mb Surface wind: 260° 21 kt Splash 97 nm at 210° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-20 23:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 245° 28 kt Splash 47 nm at 208° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 00:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1010 mb Surface wind: 040° 18 kt Splash 111 nm at 326° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 00:41 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 040° 25 kt Splash 66 nm at 325° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 00:56 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 175° 22 kt Splash 17 nm at 141° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 01:07 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 210° 33 kt Splash 61 nm at 145° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 01:21 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1011 mb Surface wind: 240° 23 kt Splash 116 nm at 145° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 23:55 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 135° 28 kt Splash 95 nm at 094° (SE) from the estimated centerPass 1: peak 10-s flight-level wind 37 kt, 128 nm at 091° (SE) from the estimated center, 21:49 UTCPass 2: peak 10-s flight-level wind 34 kt, 68 nm at 270° (SW) from the estimated center, 22:38 UTCPass 3: peak 10-s flight-level wind 36 kt, 94 nm at 148° (SE) from the estimated center, 01:11 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:Dropsonde-measuredExtrapolated from flight level

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

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