Latest Recon message from Earl
| Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC) Transmitted: 2nd day of the month at 17:13Z Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 308) Storm Number & Year: 07L in 2010 Storm Name: Earl (flight in the North Atlantic basin) Mission Number: 14 Observation Number: 11 A. Time of Center Fix: 2nd day of the month at 16:40:40Z B. Center Fix Coordinates: 31°21’N 75°12’W (31.35N 75.2W) B. Center Fix Location: 254 miles (408 km) to the SE (142°) from Wilmington, NC, USA. C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 2,621m (8,599ft) at 700mb D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 77kts (~ 88.6mph) E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 33 nautical miles (38 statute miles) to the WNW (287°) of center fix F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 40° at 108kts (From the NE at ~ 124.3mph) G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 34 nautical miles (39 statute miles) to the WNW (288°) of center fix H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 944mb (27.88 inHg) I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 8°C (46°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,055m (10,023ft) J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 20°C (68°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,038m (9,967ft) K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 12°C (54°F) K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available L. Eye Character: Closed M. Eye Shape & Diameter: Circular with a diameter of 30 nautical miles (35 statute miles) N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature N. Fix Level: 700mb O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles O. Meteorological Accuracy: 3 nautical miles Remarks Section – Remarks That Were Decoded… Maximum Flight Level Wind: 125kts (~ 143.8mph) in the northeast quadrant at 15:11:00Z Maximum Flight Level Wind Outbound: 111kts (~ 127.7mph) in the southeast quadrant at 16:51:30Z Maximum Flight Level Temp: 20°C (68°F) which was observed 6 nautical miles to the W (264°) from the flight level center Remarks Section – Additional Remarks… EYEWALL CONVECTION DECREASING  |
