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AF309 Unassigned Mission
Type: Unknown | Status: En Route
As of 18:54 UTC Aug 31, 2026:
Aircraft Position: 30.72°N 90.82°W
Bearing: 288° at 332 kt
Altitude: 7788 gpm
Peak 10-second Wind: 21 kt at 84°
Extrapolated Sea-level Pressure: N/A
Raw data file
No dropsondes available for this mission
NOAA3 Training Mission
Type: Unknown | Status: En Route
As of 18:50 UTC Aug 31, 2026:
Aircraft Position: 33.05°N 124.57°W
Bearing: 252° at 325 kt
Altitude: 6447 gpm
Peak 10-second Wind: 23 kt at 241°
Extrapolated Sea-level Pressure: N/A
Raw data file
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AF306 Unassigned Mission
Type: Unknown | Status: In Progress
As of 16:33 UTC Aug 31, 2026:
Aircraft Position: 30.42°N 88.92°W
Bearing: 90° at 0 kt
Altitude: 0 gpm
Peak 10-second Wind: 0 kt at 0°
Extrapolated Sea-level Pressure: 1017.6 mb
Raw data file
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AF304 Unassigned Mission
Type: Unknown | Status: En Route
As of 18:47 UTC Aug 31, 2026:
Aircraft Position: 36.03°N 104.63°W
Bearing: 288° at 315 kt
Altitude: 7781 gpm
Peak 10-second Wind: 29 kt at 209°
Extrapolated Sea-level Pressure: N/A
Raw data file
No dropsondes available for this mission
AF303 Mission #1 into INVEST
Type: Unknown | Status: In Progress
As of 17:35 UTC Aug 31, 2026:
Aircraft Position: 29.08°N 89.85°W
Bearing: 0° at 240 kt
Altitude: 3520 gpm
Peak 10-second Wind: 21 kt at 134°
Extrapolated Sea-level Pressure: 1014.1 mb
Raw data file
NOAA9 Training Mission
Type: Upper-level / Dropsonde | Status: In Progress
As of 18:53 UTC Aug 31, 2026:
Aircraft Position: 33.77°N 99.32°W
Bearing: 104° at 417 kt
Altitude: 13217 gpm
Peak 10-second Wind: N/A at N/A
Extrapolated Sea-level Pressure: N/A
Raw data file
No dropsondes available for this mission