Product: Air Force Vortex Message (URNT12 KNHC)
Transmitted: 9th day of the month at 20:20Z
Corrected: This observation corrected a previous observation.
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 303)
Storm Number & Year: 09L in 2008
Storm Name: Ike (in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 15
Observation Number: 05
A. Time of Center Fix: 9th day of the month at 20:00:40Z
B. Center Fix Coordinates: 22°50'N 83°35'W (22.8333N 83.5833W)
B. Center Fix Location: 29 miles (47 km) to the NNE (13°) from Pinar del Río, Cuba.
C. Minimum Height at Standard Level: 2,814m (9,232ft) at 700mb
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 62kts (~ 71.3mph)
E. Location of the Estimated Maximum Surface Wind: 4 nautical miles (5 statute miles) to the WSW (253°) of center fix
F. Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: From 38° at 60kts (From the NE at ~ 69.0mph)
G. Location of Maximum Flight Level Wind Inbound: 65 nautical miles (75 statute miles) to the NW (304°) of center fix
H. Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 968mb (28.59 inHg) - Extrapolated
I. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 12°C (54°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,059m (10,036ft)
J. Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 12°C (54°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,052m (10,013ft)
K. Dewpoint Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): 12°C (54°F)
K. Sea Surface Temp (collected at same location as temp inside eye): Not Available
L. Eye Character: Open in the southeast
M. Eye Shape & Diameter: Circular with a diameter of 15 nautical miles (17 statute miles)
N. Fix Determined By: Penetration, Radar, Wind, Pressure and Temperature
N. Fix Level: 700mb
O. Navigation Fix Accuracy: 0.02 nautical miles
O. Meteorological Accuracy: 1 nautical mile
Remarks Section - Remarks That Were Decoded...
Sea Level Pressure Extrapolation From: 700mb
Remarks Section - Additional Remarks...
MAX OUTBOUND AND FL WIND 66 KT E QUAD 20:26:00 Z