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NOAA9 0401C

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NOAA9 (NOAA G-IV) · 2026-08-13 23:03 – 08-14 02:13 UTC ·0 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.

158°W156°W154°W152°W150°W148°W146°W144°W12°N14°N16°N18°N20°N22°NDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 21:29 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 360° 22 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 21:39 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 340° 21 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 21:50 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 310° 13 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 22:02 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 295° 16 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 22:24 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 205° 24 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 22:35 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1004 mb Surface wind: 165° 26 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 22:59 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 100° 34 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:20 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 060° 38 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:29 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 045° 27 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-13 23:39 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 045° 34 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:19 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 155° 28 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:37 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 270° 14 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:47 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 335° 20 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 01:10 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 030° 32 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:01 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 055° 31 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:09 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 125° 26 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 00:19 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 155° 28 kt Splash 93 nm at 091° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:37 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 270° 14 kt Splash 95 nm at 173° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:47 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 335° 20 kt Splash 86 nm at 214° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:01 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 055° 31 kt Splash 81 nm at 358° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-14 00:09 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 125° 26 kt Splash 87 nm at 046° (NE) from the estimated center
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
SFMR surface wind and rain rate
Flight-level temperature and dewpoint
Aircraft pressure and geopotential height

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