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NOAA2 (NOAA WP-3D) · 2026-09-30 14:06 – 19:26 UTC ·1 center fix · archived observations, not a live position.
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Time: 2026-09-30 16:51 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 984 mb
Surface wind: 105° 31 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 16:59 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 982 mb
Surface wind: 265° 9 kt
Remark: Released at the center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:07 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 996 mb
Surface wind: 220° 42 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:10 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 998 mb
Surface wind: 210° 43 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:19 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1002 mb
Surface wind: 240° 49 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:37 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1003 mb
Surface wind: 190° 40 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:50 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 996 mb
Surface wind: 195° 52 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:54 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 992 mb
Surface wind: 190° 61 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:01 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 980 mb
Surface wind: 270° 22 kt
Remark: Released at the center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:08 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 989 mb
Surface wind: 035° 29 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:12 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 990 mb
Surface wind: 050° 27 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:22 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 010° 40 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:53 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 290° 32 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:03 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 991 mb
Surface wind: 290° 35 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:13 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 980 mb
Surface wind: 235° 12 kt
Remark: Released at the center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:24 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 988 mb
Surface wind: 125° 59 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:27 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 993 mb
Surface wind: 115° 47 kt Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:38 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1001 mb
Surface wind: 130° 44 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: 2026-09-30 16:51 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 984 mb
Surface wind: 105° 31 kt
Splash 7 nm at 347° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 16:59 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 982 mb
Surface wind: 265° 9 kt
Remark: Released at the center
Splash 11 nm at 177° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:07 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 996 mb
Surface wind: 220° 42 kt
Splash 40 nm at 171° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:10 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 998 mb
Surface wind: 210° 43 kt
Splash 53 nm at 173° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:19 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1002 mb
Surface wind: 240° 49 kt
Splash 91 nm at 174° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:37 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1003 mb
Surface wind: 190° 40 kt
Splash 88 nm at 122° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:50 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 996 mb
Surface wind: 195° 52 kt
Splash 43 nm at 124° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 17:54 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 992 mb
Surface wind: 190° 61 kt
Splash 28 nm at 126° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:01 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 980 mb
Surface wind: 270° 22 kt
Remark: Released at the center
Splash 2 nm at 160° (SE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:08 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 989 mb
Surface wind: 035° 29 kt
Splash 27 nm at 296° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:12 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 990 mb
Surface wind: 050° 27 kt
Splash 42 nm at 296° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:22 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 010° 40 kt
Splash 86 nm at 298° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 18:53 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 999 mb
Surface wind: 290° 32 kt
Splash 82 nm at 249° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:03 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 991 mb
Surface wind: 290° 35 kt
Splash 40 nm at 247° (SW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:13 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 980 mb
Surface wind: 235° 12 kt
Remark: Released at the center
Splash 7 nm at 335° (NW) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:24 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 988 mb
Surface wind: 125° 59 kt
Splash 29 nm at 031° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:27 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 993 mb
Surface wind: 115° 47 kt
Splash 39 nm at 037° (NE) from the estimated center Dropsonde (observation)
Time: 2026-09-30 19:38 UTC (splash)
Surface pressure: 1001 mb
Surface wind: 130° 44 kt
Splash 88 nm at 052° (NE) from the estimated center Pass 1: peak 10-s flight-level wind 67 kt, 67 nm at 338° (NW) from the estimated center, 16:31 UTC Pass 2: peak 10-s flight-level wind 69 kt, 31 nm at 134° (SE) from the estimated center, 17:49 UTC Pass 3: peak 10-s flight-level wind 53 kt, 82 nm at 300° (NW) from the estimated center, 18:17 UTC Pass 4: peak 10-s flight-level wind 77 kt, 40 nm at 046° (NE) from the estimated center, 19:23 UTC 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. Pass 1 (16:06–16:46 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 67 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NW) — an estimate, not an analysis Pass 2 (16:46–17:58 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 31 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, SE) — an estimate, not an analysis Pass 3 (17:58–19:11 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 82 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NW) — an estimate, not an analysis Pass 4 (19:11–19:26 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 40 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:
SFMR surface wind and rain rate
Flight-level temperature and dewpoint
Aircraft pressure and geopotential height
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