Storm Hunter
(Veteran Storm Chaser)
Thu Jul 07 2005 07:40 PM
Re: Big Time Dennis

20050707H1 Aircraft 42RF
Dennis flight 2005


The NOAA N43RF will fly a mission into Hurricane Dennis in conjunction with the NASA ER2 aircraft . The P3 will leave San Jose, Costa Rica at 11:00 PM EDT and will recover at San Jose at 8:00 AM EDT the next day.

NOAA and AF flight plans---- with NASA too

just in:
pressure down...eyewall reopened

URNT12 KNHC 072333
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 07/23:06:20Z
B. 19 deg 17 min N
077 deg 01 min W
C. 700 mb 2689 m
D. NA kt
E. NA deg nm
F. 324 deg 093 kt
G. 198 deg 009 nm
H. 951 mb
I. 11 C/ 3060 m
J. 17 C/ 3042 m
K. 12 C/ NA
L. OPEN SW
M. E36/20/16
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.03 / 1 nm
P. AF304 0404A DENNIS OB 31
MAX FL WIND 121 KT E QUAD 21:04:50 Z