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NOAA3 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-09-25 19:23 – 09-26 01:43 UTC ·2 center fixes · archived observations, not a live position.
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
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 100 nm; not the best track. Track colored by flight-level wind, as on the map above.Ferry legs beyond 100 nm not shown.
Pass 1 (21:35–22:11 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 13 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NE) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 2 (22:11–22:49 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 10 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, SW) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 3 (22:49–23:36 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 10 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NW) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 4 (23:36–23:53 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 11 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NE) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 5 (23:53–00:10 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 9 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NW) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 6 (00:10–00:22 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 8 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NW) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 7 (00:22–00:37 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 9 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NW) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 8 (00:37–01:09 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 13 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NE) — an estimate, not an analysis
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 rateFlight-level temperature and dewpointAircraft pressure and geopotential height