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NOAA9 (NOAA G-IV) · 2026-07-26 19:11 – 22:40 UTC ·0 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.
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Time: 2026-07-26 18:27 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1017 mb
Surface wind: 060° 16 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 18:36 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1016 mb
Surface wind: 055° 17 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 18:48 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1016 mb
Surface wind: 030° 9 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 19:00 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1015 mb
Surface wind: 030° 19 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 19:13 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1014 mb
Surface wind: 030° 20 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 19:25 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1012 mb
Surface wind: 020° 23 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 19:34 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1011 mb
Surface wind: 015° 21 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 19:46 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1011 mb
Surface wind: 340° 15 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 19:56 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1010 mb
Surface wind: 285° 11 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 20:09 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1009 mb
Surface wind: 230° 14 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 20:18 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1010 mb
Surface wind: 195° 22 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 20:30 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1010 mb
Surface wind: 155° 27 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 20:40 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1011 mb
Surface wind: 135° 28 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 20:51 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1012 mb
Surface wind: 105° 30 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 21:02 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1013 mb
Surface wind: 080° 33 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 21:12 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1014 mb
Surface wind: 060° 26 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 21:21 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1013 mb
Surface wind: 065° 27 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 21:32 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1013 mb
Surface wind: 045° 26 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 21:43 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1011 mb
Surface wind: 025° 25 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 21:55 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1008 mb
Surface wind: 045° 34 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 22:06 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1008 mb
Surface wind: 060° 40 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 22:14 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1007 mb
Surface wind: 085° 36 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 22:25 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1006 mb
Surface wind: 125° 31 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 22:34 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1004 mb
Surface wind: 180° 38 kt Flight-level wind: < 34 kt 34–49 kt 50–63 kt 64–82 kt 83–95 kt 96–112 kt 113+ kt Ringed dots: center fixes (observations). Open circles: dropsonde splash points. Dashed: best track, ±12 h around the mission. Storm-relative view 25 nm 50 nm 100 nm 150 nm N NE SE SW NW Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 20:18 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1010 mb
Surface wind: 195° 22 kt
Splash 136 nm at 149° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 20:30 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1010 mb
Surface wind: 155° 27 kt
Splash 127 nm at 114° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 20:40 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1011 mb
Surface wind: 135° 28 kt
Splash 133 nm at 078° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 21:55 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1008 mb
Surface wind: 045° 34 kt
Splash 115 nm at 312° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 22:06 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1008 mb
Surface wind: 060° 40 kt
Splash 105 nm at 346° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 22:14 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1007 mb
Surface wind: 085° 36 kt
Splash 88 nm at 022° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 22:25 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1006 mb
Surface wind: 125° 31 kt
Splash 82 nm at 073° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-07-26 22:34 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1004 mb
Surface wind: 180° 38 kt
Splash 67 nm at 130° (SE) from the estimated center Peak 10-s flight-level wind, per pass Dropsonde splash point Estimated 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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