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AF306 (USAF Reserve WC-130J) · 2026-10-16 17:04 – 20:04 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 (17:25–18:02 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 29 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NE) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 2 (18:02–19:12 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 34 nm (distance of the peak 10-s flight-level wind, NW) — an estimate, not an analysis
Pass 3 (19:12–19:56 UTC): flight-level RMW estimate 23 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