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NOAA3 0802A

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NOAA3 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-07-21 21:08 – 07-22 03:08 UTC ·3 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.

90°W88°W86°W84°W82°W28°N30°NAircraft fix (observation), 2026-07-21 22:18 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-07-21 23:21 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-07-22 00:11 UTCDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 21:59 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1009 mb Surface wind: 160° 28 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 22:11 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 165° 28 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 22:25 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 998 mb Surface wind: 285° 20 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 22:36 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 340° 36 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 23:04 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 245° 26 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 23:25 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 998 mb Surface wind: 195° 15 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:04 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 055° 27 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:13 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 996 mb Surface wind: 050° 16 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:16 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 996 mb Surface wind: 195° 10 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:18 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 998 mb Surface wind: 205° 19 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:34 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 205° 37 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:43 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1011 mb Surface wind: 190° 26 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 01:23 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 195° 42 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 01:33 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 100° 31 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 01:46 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 345° 27 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: 2026-07-21 21:59 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1009 mb Surface wind: 160° 28 kt Splash 101 nm at 086° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 22:11 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 165° 28 kt Splash 49 nm at 081° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 22:25 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 998 mb Surface wind: 285° 20 kt Splash 13 nm at 236° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 22:36 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 340° 36 kt Splash 56 nm at 262° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 23:04 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 245° 26 kt Splash 85 nm at 215° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-21 23:25 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 998 mb Surface wind: 195° 15 kt Remark: Released at the center Splash 4 nm at 056° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:04 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 055° 27 kt Splash 49 nm at 326° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:13 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 996 mb Surface wind: 050° 16 kt Splash 5 nm at 293° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:16 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 996 mb Surface wind: 195° 10 kt Remark: Released at the center Splash 9 nm at 154° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:18 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 998 mb Surface wind: 205° 19 kt Splash 17 nm at 146° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:34 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 205° 37 kt Splash 82 nm at 133° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 00:43 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1011 mb Surface wind: 190° 26 kt Splash 118 nm at 128° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 01:23 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 195° 42 kt Splash 39 nm at 134° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 01:33 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 100° 31 kt Splash 11 nm at 003° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-22 01:46 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 345° 27 kt Splash 44 nm at 241° (SW) from the estimated centerPass 1: peak 10-s flight-level wind 49 kt, 91 nm at 087° (NE) from the estimated center, 21:58 UTCPass 2: peak 10-s flight-level wind 47 kt, 70 nm at 217° (SW) from the estimated center, 23:05 UTCPass 3: peak 10-s flight-level wind 43 kt, 80 nm at 042° (NE) from the estimated center, 23:39 UTCPass 4: peak 10-s flight-level wind 51 kt, 98 nm at 133° (SE) from the estimated center, 00:35 UTCPass 5: peak 10-s flight-level wind 45 kt, 78 nm at 116° (SE) from the estimated center, 02:09 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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