Aircraft Reconnaissance

This page is automatically updated with the latest data from reconnaissance aircraft investigating tropical cyclones. The raw data is obtained courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. Data updates every 10 minutes when a mission is ongoing. Click any plot to enlarge it.

Recent Missions from Past 6 Hours:

AF308 Mission #5 into BETA
Type: Low-level Reconnaissance | Status: Finished

As of 06:01 UTC Sep 20, 2020:

Aircraft Position: 30.40°N 88.93°W
Bearing: 90° at 0 kt
Altitude: N/A
Peak 10-second Wind: 0 kt at 0°
Extrapolated Sea-level Pressure: 1015.3 mb

Raw data file

AF306 Mission #4 into TEDDY
Type: Low-level Reconnaissance | Status: Finished

As of 02:41 UTC Sep 20, 2020:

Aircraft Position: 20.25°N 63.50°W
Bearing: 207° at 265 kt
Altitude: 7079 gpm
Peak 10-second Wind: 24 kt at 242°
Extrapolated Sea-level Pressure: N/A

Raw data file