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NOAA9 (NOAA G-IV) · 2026-09-07 21:40 – 09-08 03:49 UTC ·0 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.
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Time: 2026-09-07 22:39 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 090° 36 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-07 23:20 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 998 mb
Surface wind: 320° 22 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-07 23:27 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 290° 32 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-07 23:35 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 998 mb
Surface wind: 255° 42 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-07 23:44 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 998 mb
Surface wind: 195° 42 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:23 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 995 mb
Surface wind: 335° 32 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:35 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 996 mb
Surface wind: 020° 41 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:47 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 994 mb
Surface wind: 005° 45 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:01 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 990 mb
Surface wind: 090° 47 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:04 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 986 mb
Surface wind: 120° 59 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:07 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 989 mb
Surface wind: 130° 51 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:14 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 986 mb
Surface wind: 165° 69 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:18 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 986 mb
Surface wind: 215° 58 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:25 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 987 mb
Surface wind: 320° 56 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:35 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 990 mb
Surface wind: 325° 51 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:44 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 989 mb
Surface wind: 355° 53 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 02:11 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 994 mb
Surface wind: 225° 42 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 02:36 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 997 mb
Surface wind: 285° 28 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 02:49 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 340° 25 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 03:02 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 992 mb
Surface wind: 345° 57 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 03:04 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 986 mb
Surface wind: 300° 65 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 03:14 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 972 mb
Surface wind: 180° 71 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 03:16 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 983 mb
Surface wind: 165° 57 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 23:57 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 992 mb
Surface wind: 165° 50 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:04 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 991 mb
Surface wind: 200° 56 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:11 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 995 mb
Surface wind: 245° 48 kt Flight-level wind: 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: 2026-09-07 22:39 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 090° 36 kt
Splash 107 nm at 019° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-07 23:20 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 998 mb
Surface wind: 320° 22 kt
Splash 119 nm at 237° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-07 23:27 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 290° 32 kt
Splash 127 nm at 210° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-07 23:35 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 998 mb
Surface wind: 255° 42 kt
Splash 110 nm at 182° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-07 23:44 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 998 mb
Surface wind: 195° 42 kt
Splash 117 nm at 152° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:23 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 995 mb
Surface wind: 335° 32 kt
Splash 101 nm at 235° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:35 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 996 mb
Surface wind: 020° 41 kt
Splash 94 nm at 288° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:47 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 994 mb
Surface wind: 005° 45 kt
Splash 79 nm at 344° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:01 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 990 mb
Surface wind: 090° 47 kt
Splash 75 nm at 051° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:04 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 986 mb
Surface wind: 120° 59 kt
Splash 73 nm at 070° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:07 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 989 mb
Surface wind: 130° 51 kt
Splash 75 nm at 086° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:14 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 986 mb
Surface wind: 165° 69 kt
Splash 59 nm at 114° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:18 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 986 mb
Surface wind: 215° 58 kt
Splash 63 nm at 154° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:25 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 987 mb
Surface wind: 320° 56 kt
Splash 73 nm at 206° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:35 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 990 mb
Surface wind: 325° 51 kt
Splash 68 nm at 253° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 01:44 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 989 mb
Surface wind: 355° 53 kt
Splash 54 nm at 301° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 02:11 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 994 mb
Surface wind: 225° 42 kt
Splash 90 nm at 162° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 02:36 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 997 mb
Surface wind: 285° 28 kt
Splash 124 nm at 221° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 02:49 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 340° 25 kt
Splash 148 nm at 261° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 03:02 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 992 mb
Surface wind: 345° 57 kt
Splash 88 nm at 243° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 03:04 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 986 mb
Surface wind: 300° 65 kt
Splash 53 nm at 218° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 03:14 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 972 mb
Surface wind: 180° 71 kt
Splash 38 nm at 125° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 03:16 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 983 mb
Surface wind: 165° 57 kt
Splash 52 nm at 113° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:04 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 991 mb
Surface wind: 200° 56 kt
Splash 74 nm at 150° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-08 00:11 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 995 mb
Surface wind: 245° 48 kt
Splash 93 nm at 182° (SW) from the estimated center Observations 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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