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Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC) Transmitted: 19th day of the month at 17:00Z Agency: United States Air Force Aircraft: Lockheed WC-130J Hercules with reg. number AF98-5308 Storm Name: Oscar Storm Number & Year: 16 in 2024 (flight in the North Atlantic basin) Mission Number: 2 Observation Number: 03 A. Time of Center Fix: 19th day of the month at 16:38:10Z B. Center Fix Coordinates: 21.33N 70.37W B. Center Fix Location: 50 statute miles (81 km) to the E (101°) from Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.). C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 1,380m (4,528ft) at 850mb D. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 991mb (29.27 inHg) E. Dropsonde Surface Wind at Center: From 125° at 3kts (From the SE at 3mph) F. Eye Character: Closed G. Eye Shape & Diameter: Circular with a diameter of 3 nautical miles H. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind Inbound: 63kts (72.5mph) I. Location & Time of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind Inbound: 1 nautical miles to the SE (133°) of center fix at 16:37:30Z J. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 217° at 61kts (From the SW at 70.2mph) K. Location & Time of the Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 1 nautical miles to the SE (133°) of center fix at 16:37:30Z L. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind Outbound: 70kts (80.6mph) M. Location & Time of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind Outbound: 4 nautical miles to the WNW (301°) of center fix at 16:39:30Z N. Maximum Flight Level Wind Outbound: From 43° at 73kts (From the NE at 84.0mph) O. Location & Time of the Maximum Flight Level Wind Outbound: 6 nautical miles to the WNW/NW (304°) of center fix at 16:40:00Z P. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 15°C (59°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,525m (5,003ft) Q. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 20°C (68°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,518m (4,980ft) R. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 19°C (66°F) R. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available S. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature S. Fix Levels (surface & flight level centers within 5nm of each other): Surface and 850mb T. Navigational Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles T. Meteorological Accuracy: 1 nautical mile Remarks Section: Maximum Flight Level Wind: 73kts (~ 84.0mph) which was observed 6 nautical miles to the WNW/NW (304°) from the flight level center at 16:40:00Z |