NHCI Deploys Buoys to Observe Coastal Impacts from Hurricane Lee in Partnership with Research Squadron VXS-1

On Thursday September 14th, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientific Development Squadron (VXS-1) airdropped several NHCI buoys to observe coastal impacts from Hurricane Lee, which remained offshore. In addition to the rapid-response deployment of microSwifts, A-DWSDs and Spotters, the pre-established global network of Spotters also observed extreme sea states induced by Hurricane Lee earlier in its development. An overview map of the dataset obtained by this suite of buoys is shown above, with the drift track for each buoy colored by time from September 12th to September 18th. These observations will be used to validate and improve forecasts of landfalling hurricanes, as well as further fundamental research of air-sea interactions during extreme events.

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October 12, 2023

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