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erratic winds..acft 5552

Posted By: Lyle.Alexander
Date: 16-December-04 2344Z

TAMDAR wind data has looked reasonable in general. I just want to point out that several flights of aircraft 5552 on the afternoon of 16 Dec have shown brief spikes, reaching low altitude wind speeds of 80-100 knots, even 178 knots in one case. This occurred amongst more reasonable observations of 40-60 knots. This was especially noticeable in a flight off of DTW and going northwest between 1922 and 2012Z. Wind directions have looked reasonable except for one hit of 181 degrees at 1923z. Lyle Alexander

Messages In This Thread

erratic winds..acft 5552 -- Lyle.Alexander -- 16-December-04 2344Z

Re: erratic winds..acft 5552 -- Tom Hultquist -- 17-December-04 1352Z

Re: erratic winds..acft 5552 -- Robert Neece -- 17-December-04 1415Z

Re: erratic winds..acft 5552 -- Robert Neece -- 20-December-04 2040Z