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AF301 (USAF Reserve WC-130J) · 2026-10-17 17:24 – 22:14 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 150 nm; not the best track. Track colored by flight-level wind, as on the map above.
Pass 1 (18:20–19:06 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 24 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, SE) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 2 (19:06–20:36 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 24 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NW) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 3 (20:36–21:20 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 27 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, SE) — 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