74 knots SFMR.
Posted by JAC on 10/24/2010, 10:17 am
Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 24th day of the month at 13:54Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 302)
Storm Number & Year: 19L in 2010
Storm Name: Richard (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 9
Observation Number: 17
A. Time of Center Fix: 24th day of the month at 13:38:10Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 16°50'N 86°35'W (16.8333N 86.5833W)
B. Center Fix Location: 116 miles (186 km) to the ESE (113°) from Belize City, Belize.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 1,353m (4,439ft) at 850mb
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 74kts (~ 85.2mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 14 nautical miles (16 statute miles) to the N (360°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 85° at 84kts (From the E at ~ 96.7mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 15 nautical miles (17 statute miles) to the N (360°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 991mb (29.26 inHg)
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 13°C (55°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,517m (4,977ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 22°C (72°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,525m (5,003ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 16°C (61°F)
K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
L. Eye Character: Open in the southwest
M. Eye Shape: Elliptical (oval shaped)
M. Orientation of Major Axis in Elliptical Eye: 150° to 330° (SSE to NNW)
M. Length of Major Axis in Elliptical Eye: 15 nautical miles
M. Length of Minor Axis in Elliptical Eye: 10 nautical miles
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature
N. Fix Levels (sfc and flt lvl centers are within 5nm of each other): Surface and 850mb
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 1 nautical mile
Remarks Section - Remarks That Were Decoded...
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 84kts (~ 96.7mph) in the north quadrant at 13:33:10Z
Remarks Section - Additional Remarks...
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Good chance Richard should make Belize as Cat 1 - JAC, 10/23/2010, 6:38 pm
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