He also experienced considerable turbulence at 63,000 feet. The ER-2 pilot noticed the hurricane eye would appear and disappear between eye crossings. He then headed to Melbourne, Florida to fly under the TRMM satellite and over the TRMM rain gage network and the S-POL radar. Dee Porter, the ER-2 pilot, flew East/West legs through the hurricane eye as the storm headed north. The ER-2 launched from Warner Robins, Georgia at 8:30 am (EDT) on September 25 to sample Hurricane Georges as it was moving through Key West and along the western coastline of Florida. This was the DC-8's last CAMEX-3 flight (Thanks to the crew for your excellent support!) The ER-2 could extend and even possibly divert to Robbins if required. Rarely seen lightning fields and sprites were noticed in the eye of the hurricane from the ER-2 altitude. The hurricane had already made landfall over Hispaniola and impacting the mountains there. Today's Georges synoptic / water vapor inflow flight was a success. The eyewall pattern was also significantly displaced from the radar eyewall location unlike those seen with Bonnie, Danielle, or Earl. Georges showed many unique characteristics including large turrets, variable eyewall winds, and wind speeds up to 80 knots at FL 330. Today's, Georges eyewall flight was a success.
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