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NOAA9 WA06E

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NOAA9 (NOAA G-IV) · 2026-07-27 17:35 – 22:44 UTC ·0 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.

156°W152°W148°W144°W140°W136°W132°W128°W124°W120°W20°N24°N28°N32°NDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-27 18:49 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1009 mbDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-27 18:55 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mbDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-27 19:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mbDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-27 19:00 UTC (launch) Surface pressure: 1010 mb
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: 2026-07-27 18:49 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1009 mb Splash 116 nm at 249° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-27 18:55 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1006 mb Splash 74 nm at 234° (SW) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-27 19:08 UTC (splash) Surface pressure: 1007 mb Splash 47 nm at 137° (SE) from the estimated centerDropsonde (observation) Time: 2026-07-27 19:00 UTC (launch) Surface pressure: 1010 mb Splash 83 nm at 117° (SE) 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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