First Hurricane Hunter sortie into Tropical Storm #Lee is the "unique" WC-130-based synoptic mission where the crew will fly at 24,000-32,000 feet deploying dropsondes ahead of the storm to measure the steering currents influencing the track of the storm. pic.twitter.com/rxIsry9mFp

— Mike Adcock (@MikeAdcockWx) September 6, 2023