13 October Start/Stop Times

Flight 1

Start Stop Maneuver

19:06:20 19:15:47 Descent from A; 12K’ to 200’

19:15:47 19:22:29 Toward B’; 200’

19:22:39 19:46:48 B’ to C; 200’

19:46:48 19:52:34 C; Ascent to 5K’

19:52:34 19:57:18 C; Descent to 200’

19:57:18 20:02:32 C to E’; 200’ (end of 1^st file)

20:04:03 20:07:31 Continuation of C to E’; 200’ (2^nd file)

20:10:16 20:25:56 E’; Ascent to 7K’

Initial Impressions: The low-level flow just offshore of Cape Fairweather was sampled in conditions of weak onshore (SW) flow. This case can be compared with the case of 30 September which featured similar conditions. The low-level winds at C were essentially zero, unlike on 30 September when they were ESE at 10 knots. In this particular case the transition to westerly flow was at about 2.5 K’. Both cases involved the aircraft sampling centered near the time of a SAR overpass.