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North Atlantic Basin in 2023
Named Storms
Arlene June 1 - June 3 Highest Flight Level Wind: 53 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 38 knots Lowest MSLP: 998 mb 4 Missions
Bret June 21 - June 24 Highest Flight Level Wind: 65 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 69 knots Lowest MSLP: 996 mb 7 Missions
Cindy June 24 - June 25 Highest Flight Level Wind: 59 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 51 knots Lowest MSLP: 1006 mb 2 Missions
Franklin August 20 - August 29 Highest Flight Level Wind: 140 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 128 knots Lowest MSLP: 927 mb 20 Missions
Harold August 21 - August 22 Highest Flight Level Wind: 56 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 52 knots Lowest MSLP: 1004 mb (extrap) 2 Missions
Idalia August 27 - August 31 Highest Flight Level Wind: 123 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 116 knots Lowest MSLP: 943 mb 16 Missions
Lee September 7 - September 16 Highest Flight Level Wind: 153 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 158 knots Lowest MSLP: 928 mb 40 Missions
Nigel September 19 - September 20 Highest Flight Level Wind: 101 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 75 knots Lowest MSLP: 974 mb 4 Missions
Ophelia September 22 - September 23 Highest Flight Level Wind: 75 knots Highest Est. Surface Wind: 70 knots Lowest MSLP: 981 mb 2 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.
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.
