Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 9th day of the month at
11:57ZAircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 304)
Mission: Non-Tasked Mission, possibly not tropical (in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Identifier: Ike1
Mission Number: 14
Observation Number: 30
A. Time of Center Fix: 9th day of the month at 11:33:30Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 22°19'N 82°22'W (22.3167N 82.3667W)
B. Center Fix Location: 55 miles (89 km) to the S (179°) from Havana, Cuba.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 2,801m (9,190ft) at 700mb
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 53kts (~ 61.0mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 4 nautical miles (5 statute miles) to the WSW (253°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 343° at 43kts (From the NNW at ~ 49.5mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 7 nautical miles (8 statute miles) to the WSW (254°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure:
965mb (28.50 inHg)
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 12°C (54°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,050m (10,007ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 14°C (57°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,045m (9,990ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 8°C (46°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 9 nautical milesN. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature
N. Fix Level: 700mb
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 2 nautical miles
Remarks Section:
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 69kts (~ 79.4mph) in the north quadrant at 6:12:40Z
Maximum Flight Level Wind Outbound: 61kts (~ 70.2mph) in the northwest quadrant at 11:38:00Z