danielwAdministrator
(Moderator)
Mon Aug 22 2011 09:20 PM
Re: Category Two Irene

URNT12 KNHC 230109 CCA
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL092011
A. 23/00:49:00Z
B. 19 deg 49 min N
068 deg 51 min W
C. 700 mb 2944 m
D. 71 kt
E. 269 deg 92 nm
F. 329 deg 60 kt
G. 259 deg 15 nm
H. 981 mb
I. 11 C / 3047 m
J. 17 C / 3050 m
K. NA / NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C30 Circular 30 nm Closed EYE.....

N. 12345 / 7
O. 0.02 / 3 nm
P. AF303 0709A IRENE OB 08 CCA
MAX FL WIND 107 KT NW QUAD 23:30:20Z
MAX FL TEMP 17 C 266 / 7 NM FROM FL CNTR

Good data Mike. Quick rule for the 700mb flight level winds. Take the flight level wind max in knots. In this case 107 knots.
Change the knots to mph and that's a really close estimate without the math of the Surface Wind speed.

107 kt- kt+mph = 107 mph surface wind.



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