Jack Beven
EF0
I'm sorry I've taken so long to chime in on Dennis, but I've been just a little busy!
I also apologize for posting this here, but I'm not currently cleared to post in the Dennis discussion in the Target Area.
I'm the hurricane specialist writing up the post-storm report on Dennis, and I'd be very interested in getting hard data from the chasers that were in the area. I've seen Simon's report of 945 mb in the eye, and I'd like to get some particulars about that, like the exact location and time. The last pressure we got from the reconnaissance aircraft was 946-945 mb just before landfall, so Simon's pressure is at least consistent with that.
A couple of things I've found: The Florida Coastal Monitoring Program had a tower in Navarre which measured 99 mph sustained winds. Comparing the tower location with radar and aircraft data suggests that it didn't measure the maximum winds, which most likely came ashore near the western end of Navarre Beach or in the national seashore just west of there. Pensacola got the western eyewall, with both the airport and the FCMP tower at the airport reporting pressures of about 956 mb.
Any data that you all are able to provide will be most appreciated.
Jack Beven
Tropical Prediction Center

I'm the hurricane specialist writing up the post-storm report on Dennis, and I'd be very interested in getting hard data from the chasers that were in the area. I've seen Simon's report of 945 mb in the eye, and I'd like to get some particulars about that, like the exact location and time. The last pressure we got from the reconnaissance aircraft was 946-945 mb just before landfall, so Simon's pressure is at least consistent with that.
A couple of things I've found: The Florida Coastal Monitoring Program had a tower in Navarre which measured 99 mph sustained winds. Comparing the tower location with radar and aircraft data suggests that it didn't measure the maximum winds, which most likely came ashore near the western end of Navarre Beach or in the national seashore just west of there. Pensacola got the western eyewall, with both the airport and the FCMP tower at the airport reporting pressures of about 956 mb.
Any data that you all are able to provide will be most appreciated.
Jack Beven
Tropical Prediction Center