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NOAA2 0202C

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NOAA2 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-08-21 20:02 – 08-22 03:21 UTC ·3 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.

158°W156°W154°W152°W150°W148°W146°W12°N14°N16°N18°N20°N22°NAircraft fix (observation), 2026-08-21 22:50 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-08-21 23:53 UTCAircraft fix (observation), 2026-08-22 00:52 UTCDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 22:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1008 mb Surface wind: 050° 29 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 22:44 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 040° 36 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 23:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 185° 21 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 23:15 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 200° 19 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 23:33 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 165° 25 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:07 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 025° 24 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:16 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 020° 20 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:33 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 330° 6 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:43 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 345° 16 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:57 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1000 mb Surface wind: 145° 13 kt Remark: Released at the centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 01:09 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 110° 33 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 01:21 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 145° 18 ktDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 23:57 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1001 mb Surface wind: 005° 28 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: 2026-08-21 22:30 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1008 mb Surface wind: 050° 29 kt Splash 103 nm at 326° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 22:44 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 040° 36 kt Splash 46 nm at 323° (NW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 23:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 185° 21 kt Splash 65 nm at 132° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 23:15 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 200° 19 kt Splash 95 nm at 131° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-21 23:33 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 165° 25 kt Splash 94 nm at 086° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:07 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 025° 24 kt Splash 42 nm at 268° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:16 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 020° 20 kt Splash 84 nm at 270° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:33 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 330° 6 kt Splash 91 nm at 223° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:43 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Surface wind: 345° 16 kt Splash 53 nm at 231° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 00:57 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1000 mb Surface wind: 145° 13 kt Remark: Released at the center Splash 3 nm at 066° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 01:09 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1005 mb Surface wind: 110° 33 kt Splash 58 nm at 065° (NE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-08-22 01:21 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Surface wind: 145° 18 kt Splash 111 nm at 065° (NE) from the estimated centerPass 1: peak 10-s flight-level wind 34 kt, 70 nm at 327° (NW) from the estimated center, 22:34 UTCPass 2: peak 10-s flight-level wind 36 kt, 96 nm at 096° (SE) from the estimated center, 23:25 UTCPass 3: peak 10-s flight-level wind 27 kt, 11 nm at 264° (SW) from the estimated center, 23:56 UTCPass 4: peak 10-s flight-level wind 42 kt, 127 nm at 066° (NE) from the estimated center, 01:21 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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