Mission Summary
20090820N2 Aircraft 49RF
TDR flight about Hurricane Bill 2009

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft CommanderJeff Hagen
Co-pilotWill Odell
Flight EngineerAngel Negron
Flight DirectorNancy Ash
Flight DirectorJackie Almeida
Dropsonde OperatorLeonard Miller
Dropsonde OperatorSteven Paul
Dropsonde OperatorMark Rogers
Dropsonde OperatorJim Roles


NOAA 49's track


USAFr's track

Mission Plan :

The G-IV is tasked by NHC to carry out a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Hurricane Bill east of Florida. The aircraft will depart Barbados 17:30 UTC and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL by 01:30 UTC the next day. This flight will be suplimented by a USAF C-130 flight departing Keesler AFB, MS at 17:30 UTC and recovering at Keesler AFB, MS by 01:30 UTC the next day.

Drop Plan
Hurricane Bill

Prepared by the National Hurricane Center
August 19, 2009 2:53:21 PM
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 20/17:30Z
DROP
#
LAT
(deg) (min)
LON
(deg) (min)
TIME
(h mm)
116 00-59 000:24
218 00-59 000:41
320 30-59 001:01
423 00-59 001:22
524 00-58 001:33
625 00-57 001:44
725 00-59 001:60
826 00-58 002:11
927 00-57 002:22
1028 00-58 002:34
1127 00-59 002:45
1226 00-60 002:56
1328 00-61 003:14
1429 00-62 003:25
1528 00-63 003:37
1626 25-64 103:52
1726 25-62 504:03
1825 51-61 384:13
1924 48-60 484:24
2023 30-60 304:35
2122 12-60 484:46
2221 09-61 384:56
2320 35-62 505:07
2420 35-64 105:18
2521 09-65 225:28
2622 12-66 125:39
2723 30-66 305:50
2824 48-66 126:01
2925 51-65 226:12
3026 30-67 306:29
3126 30-70 006:48
3227 00-72 007:04
3327 30-74 307:24
3427 30-77 007:43
Prepared by the National Hurricane Center
August 19, 2009 2:38:46 PM
Aircraft: NAJRF
Altitude: FL410
Proposed takeoff: 20/17:30Z
DROP
#
LAT
(deg) (min)
LON
(deg) (min)
TIME
(h mm)
132 00-77 302:00
232 30-75 002:27
332 30-72 302:52
435 00-72 303:21
535 00-70 003:46
635 00-68 004:06
732 30-68 004:35
832 30-70 004:55
930 00-70 005:23
1030 00-68 005:44
1128 00-68 006:07
1228 00-70 006:28
1330 00-72 307:03
1430 00-75 007:29
1530 06-77 307:55

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Page last updated August 17, 2009
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