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NOAA2 0501C

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NOAA2 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-08-13 22:43 – 08-14 02:35 UTC ·2 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.

150°W149°W148°W147°W146°W145°W144°W14°N15°N16°N17°N18°N19°NAircraft fix (observation), 2026-08-13 22:43 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-08-13 23:58 UTCDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 22:27 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 045° 35 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:04 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 185° 23 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:12 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 185° 24 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 155° 25 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:14 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1000 mb Surface wind: 010° 28 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:25 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 020° 27 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:56 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 345° 16 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:07 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 320° 15 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:22 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 100° 16 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 105° 18 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:39 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 085° 49 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:44 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 090° 43 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 02:03 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1000 mb Surface wind: 085° 18 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:01 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 000° 0 kt Remark: Released at the center
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: 2026-08-13 22:27 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 045° 35 kt Splash 80 nm at 333° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:04 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 185° 23 kt Splash 79 nm at 134° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:12 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 185° 24 kt Splash 117 nm at 132° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 155° 25 kt Splash 117 nm at 093° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:14 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1000 mb Surface wind: 010° 28 kt Splash 52 nm at 288° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:25 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 020° 27 kt Splash 99 nm at 291° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:56 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 345° 16 kt Splash 100 nm at 214° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:07 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 320° 15 kt Splash 51 nm at 215° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:22 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 100° 16 kt Remark: Released at the center Splash 19 nm at 010° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 105° 18 kt Splash 50 nm at 021° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:39 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 085° 49 kt Splash 90 nm at 025° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:44 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 090° 43 kt Splash 108 nm at 027° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 02:03 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1000 mb Surface wind: 085° 18 kt Splash 57 nm at 014° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:01 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 000° 0 kt Remark: Released at the center Splash 1 nm at 321° (NW) from the estimated centerPass 1: peak 10-s flight-level wind 34 kt, 97 nm at 284° (NW) from the estimated center, 00:26 UTCPass 2: peak 10-s flight-level wind 61 kt, 86 nm at 015° (NE) from the estimated center, 01:52 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-measured

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

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