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NOAA3 1309A

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NOAA3 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-10-09 14:41 – 18:29 UTC ·3 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position. Thinned to one observation a minute in storage.

90°W88°W86°W84°W82°W26°N28°N30°N32°NAircraft fix (observation), 2026-10-09 16:05 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-10-09 17:15 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-10-09 18:29 UTCDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 15:38 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1008 mb Surface wind: 110° 31 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 15:43 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 120° 32 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 15:49 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 105° 40 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:02 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 987 mb Surface wind: 115° 71 kt Remark: Released in the eyewall (045°)Dropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:04 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 979 mb Surface wind: 110° 89 kt Remark: Released in the eyewall (045°)Dropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:04 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 975 mb Surface wind: 095° 70 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 961 mb Surface wind: 095° 19 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:10 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 965 mb Surface wind: 010° 12 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:21 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 998 mb Surface wind: 360° 36 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:27 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 015° 44 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:32 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 010° 31 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 16:53 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 295° 25 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 17:06 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 997 mb Surface wind: 295° 44 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 17:17 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 963 mb Surface wind: 115° 20 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 17:31 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 996 mb Surface wind: 065° 55 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 17:42 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 070° 43 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 17:52 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1008 mb Surface wind: 055° 42 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 17:56 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 045° 42 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 18:06 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1008 mb Surface wind: 055° 35 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 18:18 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 998 mb Surface wind: 035° 58 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 18:28 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 975 mb Surface wind: 360° 82 kt Remark: Released in the eyewall (315°)Dropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 18:31 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 958 mb Surface wind: 250° 11 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 18:35 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 963 mb Surface wind: 200° 57 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 18:59 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 210° 30 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 19:46 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 180° 28 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 19:51 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 165° 32 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 19:56 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 150° 36 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 20:01 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 140° 40 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 20:06 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 125° 43 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 20:12 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 100° 50 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-10-09 21:10 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 155° 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.

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-measured

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

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