[steveegg]

New vortex data message, new plane (AF309) - 932 mb pressure, 117 knot max flight-level wind in the NE quad -

725 
URNT12 KNHC 240324
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 24/03:00:30Z
B. 29 deg 01 min N
  093 deg 19 min W
C. 700 mb 2524 m
D. NA  kt
E.     deg     nm
F. 138 deg 115 kt
G. 055 deg 031 nm
H.         932 mb
I.  12 C/ 3045 m
J.  18 C/ 3054 m
K.  14 C/ NA
L. OPEN NE
M. C25
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 2  nm
P. AF309 2518A RITA         OB 02
MAX FL WIND 117 KT NE QUAD 02:50:20 Z
MAX FL TEMP 19 C, 81 / 6NM

Motion since the previous eyewall fix at 6:03 pm - almost 4 hours ago) - 33 minutes north, 25 minutes west (326 degrees, 45.5 miles/39.6 nm, 11.5 mph/10.0 knots)

[raygun]

Steveegg said:

"Motion since the previous eyewall fix at 6:03 pm - almost 4 hours ago) - 33 minutes north, 25 minutes west (326 degrees, 45.5 miles/39.6 nm, 11.5 mph/10.0 knots)"

Yeah, they're pretty much in agreement that my forecast is a bust. All they're interested in is salvaging some science out of this travesty. So they're dropping lots of dropsondes. Its because of how they use them is why they name them that way.

Just so you guys know: if you can plot RAOBs you can plot dropsonde data too (you need special graph paper though).

I don't have that.