Momentary surface wind of 161 mph at 8:19am CDT measured by sonde
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 8/29/2021, 9:54 am
A NOAA sonde dropped in the northeast quadrant measured momentary surface winds of 161 mph when it landed about 7 miles west-northwest at about 8:19am CDT. This is not 1 minute sustained.

Mean Boundary Level Wind (mean wind in the lowest 500 geopotential meters of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 100° (from the E)
- Wind Speed: 141 knots (162 mph)

Deep Layer Mean Wind (average wind over the depth of the sounding):
- Wind Direction: 110° (from the ESE)
- Wind Speed: 135 knots (155 mph)
- Depth of Sounding: From 760mb to 950mb

Average Wind Over Lowest Available 150 geopotential meters (gpm) of the sounding:
- Lowest 150m: 157 gpm - 7 gpm (515 geo. feet - 23 geo. feet)
- Wind Direction: 90° (from the E)
- Wind Speed: 149 knots (171 mph)

http://tropicalatlantic.com/recon/recon.cgi?basin=al&year=2021&product=sonde&identifier=Ida&aircraft=3&month=08&day=29&mission=WB&agency=NOAA&ob=08-29-1316-31-951-162-140

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