cieldumort
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Sun Oct 06 2024 11:10 AM
Re: Milton Approaching Florida

The last pass from Mission 1 into Milton confirmed that a 20nm circular eye has formed

Product: NOAA Vortex Message (URNT12 KWBC)
Transmitted: 6th day of the month at 13:59Z
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Aircraft: Lockheed WP-3D Orion (Reg. Num. N43RF)
Storm Name: Milton
Storm Number & Year: 14 in 2024 (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 1
Observation Number: 18

A. Time of Center Fix: 6th day of the month at 13:25:41Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 22.55N 94.51W
B. Center Fix Location: 217 statute miles (348 km) to the E (85°) from Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 3,026m (9,928ft) at 700mb
D. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 991mb (29.27 inHg)
E. Dropsonde Surface Wind at Center: From 80° at 5kts (From the E at 6mph)
F. Eye Character: Open in the southwest
G. Eye Shape & Diameter: Circular with a diameter of 20 nautical miles (23 statute miles)



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