Aerial Reconnaissance
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North Atlantic Basin in 2025
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Named Storms
Barry
June 28 - June 29
Highest Flight Level Wind: 51 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 37 knots
Lowest MSLP: 1008 mb
3 Missions
June 28 - June 29
Highest Flight Level Wind: 51 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 37 knots
Lowest MSLP: 1008 mb
3 Missions
Chantal
July 4 - July 6
Highest Flight Level Wind: 57 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 51 knots
Lowest MSLP: 1004 mb
3 Missions
July 4 - July 6
Highest Flight Level Wind: 57 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 51 knots
Lowest MSLP: 1004 mb
3 Missions
Erin
August 14 - August 21
Highest Flight Level Wind: 156 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 149 knots
Lowest MSLP: 919 mb
28 Missions
August 14 - August 21
Highest Flight Level Wind: 156 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 149 knots
Lowest MSLP: 919 mb
28 Missions
Fernand
August 23
Highest Flight Level Wind: 38 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 32 knots
Lowest MSLP: 1010 mb (extrap)
1 Mission
August 23
Highest Flight Level Wind: 38 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 32 knots
Lowest MSLP: 1010 mb (extrap)
1 Mission
Gabrielle
September 20 - September 23
Highest Flight Level Wind: 132 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 55 knots
Lowest MSLP: 947 mb (extrap)
11 Missions
September 20 - September 23
Highest Flight Level Wind: 132 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 55 knots
Lowest MSLP: 947 mb (extrap)
11 Missions
Humberto
September 28 - September 30
Highest Flight Level Wind: 138 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 151 knots
Lowest MSLP: 929 mb
4 Missions
September 28 - September 30
Highest Flight Level Wind: 138 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 151 knots
Lowest MSLP: 929 mb
4 Missions
Imelda
September 28 - October 2
Highest Flight Level Wind: 98 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 84 knots
Lowest MSLP: 967 mb
9 Missions
September 28 - October 2
Highest Flight Level Wind: 98 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 84 knots
Lowest MSLP: 967 mb
9 Missions
Jerry
October 8 - October 10
Highest Flight Level Wind: 66 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 61 knots
Lowest MSLP: 1000 mb
7 Missions
October 8 - October 10
Highest Flight Level Wind: 66 knots
Highest Est. Surface Wind: 61 knots
Lowest MSLP: 1000 mb
7 Missions
Depressions
Suspect Areas
Non-Tasked Missions
Any mission that has not been tasked by the National Hurricane Center will appear in the archive at the link above. Research missions, including ones that are tropical, and winter missions will appear in this section of the archive.
Airborne Expendable Bathythermograph (AXBT) Data
Dropped from aircraft, once an AXBT is in the water this expendable instrument drops a sensor deep into the water column measuring water temperature at various depths.