Hurricane Félix: RECON Discussion

[Aric Dunn]

I'm seeing lots of old obs coming through too - I'm not sure if Henk's code is c atching them though - they aren't loading into GE for me at this time - anyway, it shouldn't be a big deal as long as the comms sync up by the time they make the first run.

(I've been refreshing too and didn't see 0421-0430 though btw)

its almost caught .. i just got the 350 one so there are only two more old ones left ..

[gotoman38]

Yep

Did they descend to op alt yet?

[Aric Dunn]

Yep

Did they descend to op alt yet?

not sure have not had a new set in a while should get it soon

[Aric Dunn]

one more to go .. then we should be back on schedule

[gotoman38]

Up to 0400 now - and Henk's app. is catching every single one of them I think.

We should set his code up to post to our thread

[Aric Dunn]

new is in and they are at the altitude

[gotoman38]

minobs are still running slow - I hope everything is ok for them.

[Aric Dunn]

minobs are still running slow - I hope everything is ok for them.

yeah still waiting on the next set

[gotoman38]

With that single pass - abort on the last mission, this first pass has me a little nervous for them to tell the truth.

I can only imagine what it's like to fly in those conditions.

[miamicanes177]

recon has been having a lot of issues lately

[Scorpion]

They should be transmitting eyewall info right now..

[brunota2003]

I saw a 132 knot on the obs Aric posted.

[Scorpion]

Ah there we go

[miamicanes177]

Pressure is lower than earlier so it has intensified slightly

[Aric Dunn]

i dont think it is as intense as it was earlier .. they missed the most intense part of the storm .. but thats ok .. there still alive

[Windspeed]

i dont think it is as intense as it was earlier .. they missed the most intense part of the storm .. but thats ok .. there still alive

Aric, they punctured the SSE portion of the eyewall, correct? The sat overlay on google image is a bit old. Hopefully they'll get the NE eyewall after a few passes.

[miamicanes177]

I expect the winds to be as strong or slightly stronger than earlier in the NE quad...the pressure is lower and that means intensification.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

The cloud tops are warmer=less able to transport the winds down.

[brunota2003]

Well, those two 147's...if they are still using 0.9 comes out to 152 miles per hour surface winds (or 132 knots).

[Windspeed]

The cloud tops are warmer=less able to transport the winds down.

They're flying at opperational altitude, this doesn't make much difference. Stay on topic.

Also, 147kt on the NW side. Still eager to see the NE.....this mama is intense.