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NOAA2 0901C

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NOAA2 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-08-14 21:14 – 08-15 03:44 UTC ·3 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.

156°W154°W152°W150°W148°W16°N18°N20°NAircraft fix (observation), 2026-08-15 00:29 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-08-15 01:48 UTCDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 22:45 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 090° 36 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 23:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 050° 42 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 23:17 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 045° 33 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 23:31 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 997 mb Surface wind: 140° 25 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 00:09 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 165° 22 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 00:33 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 993 mb Surface wind: 225° 29 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 00:46 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 025° 41 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 00:57 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 015° 30 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 01:29 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 260° 16 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 01:39 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 275° 16 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 01:50 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 995 mb Surface wind: 030° 19 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 01:52 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 995 mb Surface wind: 015° 7 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 02:05 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1000 mb Surface wind: 085° 42 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 02:18 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 090° 41 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 03:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 025° 33 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 03:16 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 040° 42 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 23:55 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 195° 22 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: 2026-08-14 22:45 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 090° 36 kt Splash 110 nm at 021° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 23:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 050° 42 kt Splash 99 nm at 332° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 23:17 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1002 mb Surface wind: 045° 33 kt Splash 58 nm at 331° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 23:31 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 997 mb Surface wind: 140° 25 kt Splash 4 nm at 055° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 00:09 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 165° 22 kt Splash 98 nm at 102° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 00:33 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 993 mb Surface wind: 225° 29 kt Remark: Released at the center Splash 2 nm at 075° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 00:46 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 025° 41 kt Splash 54 nm at 284° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 00:57 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 015° 30 kt Splash 99 nm at 285° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 01:29 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 260° 16 kt Splash 95 nm at 194° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 01:39 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 275° 16 kt Splash 50 nm at 195° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 01:50 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 995 mb Surface wind: 030° 19 kt Splash 9 nm at 227° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 01:52 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 995 mb Surface wind: 015° 7 kt Remark: Released at the center Splash 2 nm at 266° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 02:05 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1000 mb Surface wind: 085° 42 kt Splash 58 nm at 031° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 02:18 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 090° 41 kt Splash 110 nm at 033° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 03:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 999 mb Surface wind: 025° 33 kt Splash 36 nm at 305° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-15 03:16 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1003 mb Surface wind: 040° 42 kt Splash 69 nm at 309° (NW) from the estimated centerPass 1: peak 10-s flight-level wind 34 kt, 147 nm at 280° (NW) from the estimated center, 21:33 UTCPass 2: peak 10-s flight-level wind 53 kt, 104 nm at 004° (NE) from the estimated center, 22:51 UTCPass 3: peak 10-s flight-level wind 41 kt, 39 nm at 106° (SE) from the estimated center, 00:20 UTCPass 4: peak 10-s flight-level wind 41 kt, 77 nm at 287° (NW) from the estimated center, 00:48 UTCPass 5: peak 10-s flight-level wind 51 kt, 104 nm at 011° (NE) from the estimated center, 02:26 UTCPass 6: peak 10-s flight-level wind 46 kt, 77 nm at 311° (NW) from the estimated center, 03:14 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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