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Posted by: Skyepony, 14:06 GMT le 01 juillet 2011 +4
Tropics~
Atlantic
03L CINDY



02L BRET






East Pacific
04E DORA



Central Pacific

West Pacific
08W MA-ON




Indian Ocean

Southern Hemisphere



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Garden~

When to plant what & how in Florida, South Carolina, Alabama.

July gardeners in Florida are busy harvesting, collecting seeds, weeding, deadheading flowers, pulling the dead or done & preparing for a big planting next month.

North FL southern peas (cow, black eyed), okra, eggplant, peppers & watermelon.

In Central FL okra, southern peas.

South FL southern peas.

From the moon calender of the Farmer's Almanac

July 2011
19th-20th Good Days For Planting Beets, Carrots, Radishes, Salsify, Turnips, Peanuts, And Other Root Crops. Also Good For Planting Melons, Cucumbers, Pumpkins, And Other Vine Crops. Set Strawberry Plants. Good Days For Transplanting.
21st-23rd A Barren Period.
24th-25th Root Crops That Can Be Planted Now Will Yield Well. Good Days For Transplanting.
26th-27th Poor Days For Planting, Seeds Tend To Rot In The Ground.
28th-29th Most Fruitful Days For Planting Root Crops. Excellent For Sowing Seedbeds And Flower Gardens. Good Days For Transplanting.
30th-31st A Most Barren Period. Kill Plant Pests And Do General Farm Work.
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51. EnergyMoron 02:48 GMT le 13 juillet 2011    
aqua:

Description of ichiban eggplant (long skinny purple)

These are absolutely wonderful. Note in the description one blogger is already growing them in the front yard (mine are safely in back, between the now defunct tomatoes and carrots).

The flowers they produce are absolutely wonderful. While they do better in full sun they also can tolerate shade.

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52. HadesGodWyvern 13:00 GMT le 13 juillet 2011    
Japan Meteorological Agency
Tropical Cyclone Advisory #15
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON (T1106)
21:00 PM JST July 13 2011
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SUBJECT: Category Two Typhoon In Sea Near Minami tori shima

At 12:00 PM UTC, Severe Tropical Storm Ma-On (970 hPa) located at 19.8N 149.9E has 10 minute sustained winds of 60 knots with gusts of 85 knots. The cyclone is reported as moving west at 10 knots

Dvorak Intensity: T3.5

Storm Force Winds
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60 NM from the center

Gale Force Winds
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270 NM from the center in north quadrant
200 NM from the center in south quadrant

Forecast and Intensity
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24 HRS: 20.8N 145.4E - 80 knots (CAT 3/Strong Typhoon)
48 HRS: 21.9N 141.0E - 90 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)
72 HRS: 22.9N 136.9E - 100 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)

915 hPa central pressure in 72 hours.
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53. Skyepony 13:20 GMT le 13 juillet 2011    
97L is new in the BOC. CMC did good seeing this one. Should be on land before.

Hades~ Hadn't strengthened much the last 12hrs.

EnergyMoron~ That's them. Thanks..
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54. Skyepony 15:58 GMT le 13 juillet 2011    
UW - CIMSS
ADVANCED DVORAK TECHNIQUE
ADT-Version 8.1.3
Tropical Cyclone Intensity Algorithm

----- Current Analysis -----
Date : 13 JUL 2011 Time : 150000 UTC
Lat : 20:03:01 N Lon : 149:06:41 E


CI# /Pressure/ Vmax
5.2 / 956.9mb/ 94.8kt


Final T# Adj T# Raw T#
4.7 4.4 4.4

Center Temp : -71.2C Cloud Region Temp : -73.8C

Scene Type : UNIFORM CDO CLOUD REGION

Positioning Method : SPIRAL ANALYSIS

Ocean Basin : WEST PACIFIC
Dvorak CI > MSLP Conversion Used : PACIFIC

Tno/CI Rules : Constraint Limits : NO LIMIT
Weakening Flag : ON
Rapid Dissipation Flag : OFF

C/K/Z MSLP Estimate Inputs :
- Average 34 knot radii : 100km
- Environmental MSLP : 1004mb

Satellite Viewing Angle : 23.9 degrees
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55. Skyepony 15:59 GMT le 13 juillet 2011    
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56. HadesGodWyvern 20:00 GMT le 13 juillet 2011    
Japan Meteorological Agency
Tropical Cyclone Advisory #17
TYPHOON MA-ON (T1106)
3:00 AM JST July 14 2011
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SUBJECT: Category Three Typhoon In Sea Near The Marianas

At 18:00 PM UTC, Typhoon Ma-On (965 hPa) located at 19.9N 148.5E has 10 minute sustained winds of 70 knots with gusts of 100 knots. The cyclone is reported as moving west at 13 knots

Dvorak Intensity: T4.0

Storm Force Winds
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80 NM from the center

Gale Force Winds
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270 NM from the center in north quadrant
200 NM from the center in south quadrant

Forecast and Intensity
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24 HRS: 20.8N 143.7E - 85 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)
48 HRS: 21.5N 139.2E - 95 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)
72 HRS: 22.9N 135.6E - 100 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)
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57. HadesGodWyvern 20:02 GMT le 13 juillet 2011    
that 910 hpa from Japan is still the lowest from any of the Asian's RSMC

Korea has 920 hPa and China has 930 hPa
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58. LowerCal 18:57 GMT le 14 juillet 2011    
Skye, I like your photos of the launch and tribute to the final Shuttle mission.

For the locals: A Delta IV rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral AFS tonight. The launch window is 2:45-3:04am EDT.
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59. LowerCal 22:05 GMT le 14 juillet 2011    
Tonight's Delta IV launch from Cape Canaveral has been scrubbed due to weather.
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60. LowerCal 22:40 GMT le 14 juillet 2011    
The Delta IV launch from Cape Canaveral AFS is rescheduled to Saturday, July 16 at 2:41-3:00am EDT.
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61. Skyepony 23:32 GMT le 14 juillet 2011    
LowerCal~ There's a lot of lightning. It looks like it's going to miss me though. Dewpoint is miserable.. Thanks for keeping us updated on the launch.

Hades~ The environment it's embed in is kinda low..1004mb. So big though..I'm thinking 915-920mb. If it really pulls it together it could go so much lower.

You can about see the eyewall replacements in the steps of the intensity chart.
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62. juslivn 01:59 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
Hi skye, just trying to breeze through whilst I have my hands on this air card. We have power but not internet yet. Corn is doing fine! It has for the most part straightened up as have the tomatoes and pepper plants. No real breaks in mine on the main shafts (sounds like a boat) and we have fruit! Things really exploded this week. Some of the corn on the edges of the fields is still leaning, but not as bad as that dreadful morning (Monday). Anyhooo, thanks for checking in and commenting on the picture. I couldn't do justice in pics to what mother nature unleashed in such a wide spread area.
Will be by when on full internet (this card is really slow)
Stay well!
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63. HadesGodWyvern 02:39 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
Japan Meteorological Agency
Tropical Cyclone Advisory #27
TYPHOON MA-ON (T1106)
9:00 AM JST July 15 2011
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SUBJECT: Category Four Typhoon In Sea Near Ogasawara Shoto

At 0:00 AM UTC, Typhoon Ma-On (950 hPa) located at 20.4N 143.1E has 10 minute sustained winds of 85 knots with gusts of 120 knots. The cyclone is reported as moving west at 11 knots

Dvorak Intensity: T5.0

Storm Force Winds
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100 NM from the center

Gale Force Winds
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350 NM from the center in northeast quadrant
250 NM from the center in southwest quadrant

Forecast and Intensity
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24 HRS: 21.3N 137.5E - 95 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)
48 HRS: 22.7N 133.9E - 100 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)
72 HRS: 25.1N 131.7E - 95 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)

Additional Information
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Typhoon will move at the same speed for the next 72 hours

Typhoon will move west for the next 24 hours then move west northwest

Typhoon will keep present intensity for the next 24 hours

Final initial Dvorak number will be T6.5 after 24 hours
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64. HadesGodWyvern 05:39 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
Japan Meteorological Agency
Tropical Cyclone Advisory #1
TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE (T1107)
12:00 PM JST July 15 2011
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SUBJECT: Category One Typhoon In Sea East Of The Philippines

At 3:00 AM UTC, Tropical Storm Tokage (1002 hPa) located at 14.1N 132.9E has 10 minute sustained winds of 35 knots with gusts of 50 knots. The cyclone is reported as moving east southeast slowly

Dvorak Intensity: T2.5

Gale Force Winds
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130 NM from the center in south quadrant
70 NM from the center in north quadrant

Forecast and Intensity
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24 HRS: 14.5N 133.5E - 35 knots (CAT 1/Tropical Storm)
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65. Skyepony 19:30 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
UW - CIMSS
ADVANCED DVORAK TECHNIQUE
ADT-Version 8.1.3
Tropical Cyclone Intensity Algorithm

----- Current Analysis -----
Date : 15 JUL 2011 Time : 183000 UTC
Lat : 20:49:18 N Lon : 139:23:37 E


CI# /Pressure/ Vmax
5.8 / 938.7mb/109.8kt


Final T# Adj T# Raw T#
5.8 6.2 6.2

Estimated radius of max. wind based on IR :N/A km

Center Temp : -43.8C Cloud Region Temp : -76.5C

Scene Type : EYE

Positioning Method : SPIRAL ANALYSIS

Ocean Basin : WEST PACIFIC
Dvorak CI > MSLP Conversion Used : PACIFIC

Tno/CI Rules : Constraint Limits : NO LIMIT
Weakening Flag : OFF
Rapid Dissipation Flag : OFF

C/K/Z MSLP Estimate Inputs :
- Average 34 knot radii : 165km
- Environmental MSLP : 1002mb

Satellite Viewing Angle : 25.2 degrees



Hades~ Can I ask what Tokage means?
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66. HadesGodWyvern 19:32 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
Tokage means lizard in japanese
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67. HadesGodWyvern 19:35 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
Japan Meteorological Agency
Tropical Cyclone Advisory #33
TYPHOON MA-ON (T1106)
3:00 AM JST July 16 2011
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SUBJECT: Category Four Typhoon In Sea South Of Japan

At 18:00 PM UTC, Typhoon Ma-On (950 hPa) located at 20.8N 139.6E has 10 minute sustained winds of 85 knots with gusts of 120 knots. The cyclone is reported as moving west at 9 knots

Dvorak Intensity: T5.0

Storm Force Winds
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100 NM from the center

Gale Force Winds
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350 NM from the center in northeast quadrant
300 NM from the center in southwest quadrant

Forecast and Intensity
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24 HRS: 22.1N 135.6E - 105 knots (CAT 5/Very Intense Typhoon)
48 HRS: 26.1N 133.1E - 100 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)
72 HRS: 30.3N 132.7E - 95 knots (CAT 4/Very Strong Typhoon)

Japan Meteorological Agency thinks the cyclone could reach around 130 knots (1 min) sustained winds and become a super typhoon
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68. HadesGodWyvern 19:36 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
** WTPQ20 BABJ 151800 ***
SUBJECTIVE FORECAST
STY MA-ON 1106 (1106) INITIAL TIME 151800 UTC
00HR 20.6N 139.5E 940HPA 50M/S
30KTS 380KM
50KTS 120KM
P12HR W 20KM/H
P+24HR 21.7N 135.2E 915HPA 60M/S
P+48HR 24.1N 131.0E 915HPA 60M/S
P+72HR 28.5N 129.4E 935HPA 50M/S
P+96HR 31.5N 130.9E 945HPA 45M/S
P+120HR 34.4N 137.4E 970HPA 33M/S=

120 knots from China Meteorological Administration in the next 24 hours
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69. Bogon 22:01 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
Tokage may be the blob that got sucked up by Ma-On today. It looks like Ma-On has put on a little weight.
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70. whitewabit (Mod) 22:09 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
No rain in sight up here ... we have heat advisories till next Friday July 22...

mid 90's with heat indexes of 105+
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71. HadesGodWyvern 22:29 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
Excessive Heat Warning here until Wednesday night. =(

Don't think my area had this type of advisory since 2005.
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72. Skyepony 22:58 GMT le 15 juillet 2011    
Quoting HadesGodWyvern:
Tokage means lizard in japanese


Well that explains the lizard on the chest. All I could find was this undead character..

Description
Tokage, a soul cursed to forever wander the world, unable to rest nor to join the reincarnation cycle, is now looking for its release.

This time Tokage enters the body of a newly dead girl named Yuuka, a shrine maiden. This body requires continual recharging from a highly spiritual person, whom the dead person must have had an attachment to. This person is Shinobu, a younger boy, who also lives in that shrine.

Thus starts the adventures of Tokage and Shinobu in a world gone mad, amidst the chaos and carnage that gravitates to an unsent soul draw.



Sorry about the heat ya'll. Noticed ya'll been lit up with heat lately.

Bogon~ suns just coming up. Looks like there may be a circulation left. Ma-on is certainly eating all the convection.
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73. HadesGodWyvern 03:38 GMT le 16 juillet 2011    
that sounds like a strange Japanese manga.
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74. Skyepony 04:21 GMT le 16 juillet 2011    
Quoting HadesGodWyvern:
that sounds like a strange Japanese manga.


It is..check out that link. She's pretty hot for a manga.


Now the sun has been up a few frames, it's obvious Tokage is no more.. ASCAT conferms~ The lowest orange arrows are around where Korea last had her.
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75. Skyepony 06:17 GMT le 16 juillet 2011    
Delta IV should launch at 2:41am..less than 1/2 hr. Live here.
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76. Skyepony 06:49 GMT le 16 juillet 2011    
Beautiful launch..super bright, superb sound lasting ~4 mins...
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77. Barefootontherocks 16:37 GMT le 16 juillet 2011    
Hi Skye,
Just saw your photos over in LC's header. Neat. You must have great bunch of Space Shuttle memories tucked away.

Stuck under the big "H" here with no rain in sight for a long while.

Thanks for your comment in my blog.
:)
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78. Skyepony 18:44 GMT le 16 juillet 2011    
Afternoon Everyone.. Got 98L lurking off shore. SHear is kinda high. Hoping for rain out of it. 94E is new. Half expect that to become a hurricane at some point. Floaters aren't up yet so I'll stop by in a bit & check on them again. Here's 98L..


As for WPAC Ma-on ate everything else in the basin..92E & Tokage are gone.


Barefoot~ Hope you get your rain soon..
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79. aquak9 19:19 GMT le 16 juillet 2011    
oh great. I'm almost in a yellow circle. Now it's NEVER gonna rain.
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80. Skyepony 21:57 GMT le 16 juillet 2011    
Aqua~ I've had those same reserves, after that last invest that slipped just north of me & brought me no rain. Rainy pattern is back since so I'm trying to be hopeful. WRF seems to pick up my storm dehydrating location & promisies me a bit rest than the rest of FL..pours on you 5-6 inches.

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81. Skyepony 00:39 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
98L is pretty close to this buoy..31kt gust,

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82. aquak9 00:52 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
Skye- is it(98L) more east of you, or of me?
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83. OSHNBLU 00:57 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
Keeping an eye to my east.
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84. aquak9 03:56 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
woo-hooo!! look what Rainman found.

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85. Skyepony 05:13 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
We got a floater for 98L. 94E is still waiting on one.

Aqua~I think it's barely more east of me now. Moving SSE

201107170000 29.3 -78.8 20
201107161800 30 -79.1 20

HWRF is favoring you..

Blu~ I could see the lightning from it there for a while. Was too far off to hear it. I wundered what the show looked like from the beach.
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86. aquak9 12:51 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
so close but yet so far...

Told Rain last night it was (sooner or later) gonna get taken to the northeast. He did not like that.
He showed me the blob coming offa Africa, I said sorry, SAL or shear's gonna kill it. He did not like that, either.
Today it'll dry up, n we gotta mow. I am not Rain's friend this weekend...
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87. Skyepony 14:00 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
I'll let it finish meandering before saying which way 98L will go. Got to agree alot of those east coast homegrowns tend to steal our moisture & leave.

On the other hand..a very recent kitchen counter-top installation has taught me to not be so jaded about things that don't appear likely to ever happen..
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88. Skyepony 17:40 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
DATE/TIME LAT LON CLASSIFICATION STORM
17/1145 UTC 28.1N 79.3W T1.0/1.0 98L
17/0545 UTC 28.8N 78.6W TOO WEAK 98L
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89. Skyepony 17:59 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
AF304 just flew over head & is now descending into 98L.
Fresh windsat
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90. Skyepony 18:47 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
28.067N 78.233W is the closest to a center there is with 1015.3mb low, center doesn't look closed.
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91. aquak9 19:06 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
ahhh...did you get to see recon overhead?

cool on the new countertop.
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92. Skyepony 19:40 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
There it is recon found 1010mb, solid west wind Solid over 30kts around 600'.... COC ~27.583N 78.267W
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93. Skyepony 19:44 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
I heard them go overhead.. too cloudy.

Clouds & wind made for an awesome pony ride. Took Skye out to the swamp one last time before it's swamped for the summer. It was blooming. Well not the sawgrass so not expecting a major or anything.. Skye ran & screamed.. he was like riding King of the Wind today.

It was only half the kitchen but it was only tore up 1 day, not 6 weeks:) I'm still in shock.
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94. Skyepony 21:08 GMT le 17 juillet 2011    
Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 17th day of the month at 20:37Z
Corrected: This observation corrected a previous observation.
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 304)
Mission Purpose: Investigate second suspect area (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 1
Observation Number: 14
A. Time of Center Fix: 17th day of the month at 20:16:40Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 27°34'N 78°11'W (27.5667N 78.1833W) (View map)
B. Center Fix Location: 130 miles (209 km) to the ENE (63°) from West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: Not Available
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 24kts (~ 27.6mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 5 nautical miles (6 statute miles) to the NW (310°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 60° at 25kts (From the ENE at ~ 28.8mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 2 nautical miles (2 statute miles) to the NW (320°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 1010mb (29.83 inHg) - Extrapolated
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 23°C (73°F) at a pressure alt. of 189m (620ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 24°C (75°F) at a pressure alt. of 188m (617ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 21°C (70°F)
K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
L. Eye Character: Not Available
M. Eye Shape: Not Available
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind and Pressure
N. Fix Levels (sfc and flt lvl centers are within 5nm of each other): Surface and 1,500 feet
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 1 nautical mile
Remarks Section:
Maximum Wind Outbound: 42kts (~ 48.3mph) in the east quadrant at 20:25:40Z
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 42kts (~ 48.3mph) in the east quadrant at 20:25:40Z
Sea Level Pressure Extrapolation From: Below 1,500 feet
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95. Skyepony 00:22 GMT le 18 juillet 2011    
Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 17th day of the month at 21:08Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 304)
Mission Purpose: Investigate second suspect area (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 1
Observation Number: 16
A. Time of Center Fix: 17th day of the month at 20:54:00Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 27°30'N 78°06'W (27.5N 78.1W) (View map)
B. Center Fix Location: 133 miles (214 km) to the ENE (66°) from West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: Not Available
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 45kts (~ 51.8mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 25 nautical miles (29 statute miles) to the NE (41°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 60° at 43kts (From the ENE at ~ 49.5mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 25 nautical miles (29 statute miles) to the NE (41°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 1009mb (29.80 inHg) - Extrapolated
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 18°C (64°F) at a pressure alt. of 178m (584ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 24°C (75°F) at a pressure alt. of 178m (584ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 21°C (70°F)
K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
L. Eye Character: Not Available
M. Eye Shape: Not Available
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind and Pressure
N. Fix Levels (sfc and flt lvl centers are within 5nm of each other): Surface and 1,500 feet
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 1 nautical mile
Remarks Section:
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 43kts (~ 49.5mph) in the northeast quadrant at 20:45:20Z
Sea Level Pressure Extrapolation From: Below 1,500 feet
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96. Skyepony 00:23 GMT le 18 juillet 2011    
Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 17th day of the month at 22:04Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 304)
Mission Purpose: Investigate second suspect area (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 1
Observation Number: 19
A. Time of Center Fix: 17th day of the month at 21:51:20Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 27°32'N 78°01'W (27.5333N 78.0167W) (View map)
B. Center Fix Location: 138 miles (223 km) to the ENE (66°) from West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: Not Available
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 35kts (~ 40.3mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 29 nautical miles (33 statute miles) to the SE (137°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 164° at 36kts (From the SSE at ~ 41.4mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 29 nautical miles (33 statute miles) to the SE (137°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 1009mb (29.80 inHg) - Extrapolated
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 20°C (68°F) at a pressure alt. of 214m (702ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 24°C (75°F) at a pressure alt. of 213m (699ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 23°C (73°F)
K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
L. Eye Character: Not Available
M. Eye Shape: Not Available
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind and Pressure
N. Fix Levels (sfc and flt lvl centers are within 5nm of each other): Surface and 1,500 feet
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 0 nautical miles
Remarks Section:
Maximum Wind Outbound: 44kts (~ 50.6mph) in the northwest quadrant at 21:55:00Z
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 44kts (~ 50.6mph) in the northwest quadrant at 21:55:00Z
Sea Level Pressure Extrapolation From: Below 1,500 feet
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97. whitewabit (Mod) 01:07 GMT le 18 juillet 2011    
Skye so where is Bret going to meander to???
see its going SSE a 2 mph right now... Doesn't seem to be stacked very well... can see the low level sliping SSE...
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98. Skyepony 05:38 GMT le 18 juillet 2011    
Recon just found 1002mb. Wow..

Yeah~ I'm having trouble getting behind NE till it stops moving SSE. That ridge is digging a little deeper than models expected. Should move off NE if it doesn't get shoved too far. Looks detached from that from now too.
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99. Skyepony 05:40 GMT le 18 juillet 2011    
Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 18th day of the month at 05:35Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 308)
Storm Number & Year: 02L in 2011
Storm Name: Bret (flight in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 2
Observation Number: 04
A. Time of Center Fix: 18th day of the month at 5:12:20Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 27°09'N 77°59'W (27.15N 77.9833W) (View map)
B. Center Fix Location: 132 miles (212 km) to the ENE (77°) from West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 1,454m (4,770ft) at 400mb
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 49kts (~ 56.4mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 5 nautical miles (6 statute miles) to the NW (310°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 48° at 43kts (From the NE at ~ 49.5mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 8 nautical miles (9 statute miles) to the NW (316°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 1002mb (29.59 inHg)
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 15°C (59°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,462m (4,797ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 21°C (70°F) at a pressure alt. of 1,473m (4,833ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp & Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
L. Eye Character: Not Available
M. Eye Shape: Not Available
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature
N. Fix Level: 400mb
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 5 nautical miles
Remarks Section - Remarks That Were Decoded...
Maximum Flight Level Wind: 43kts (~ 49.5mph) in the northwest quadrant at 5:09:40Z
Maximum Flight Level Wind Outbound: 51kts (~ 58.7mph) in the southeast quadrant at 5:16:40Z
Remarks Section - Additional Remarks...
Banding North and East on radar
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100. Skyepony 05:41 GMT le 18 juillet 2011    
Dang temp dif inside & outside..wow..
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101. Skyepony 07:07 GMT le 18 juillet 2011    
Yay~anger & persistence pays off..you don't have to pay for this stuff even though the universities have given it to companies to sell back to us.. Ha ha despite it all my model races are back:)


Scaled this back to the last 12hr model error since Bret is so young. So who's in the lead?

GFDN out front with a ~8nm error, slight lead over AEMN & AP01 (~10). AVNO, HWRF & NGP2 chasing with ~14/15. Unfortunately I got nothing on how the BAM models are doing.. NAM is doing better than usual with ~21, rest of the majors are trailing GFDL 33, CMC & NGPS 45.
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