DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Air Force Reserve Command MEMORANDUM FOR ARWO Scheduler 15 Jun 12 FROM: 53 WRS Flight Meteorologist SUBJECT: Mission Summary Report G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Mission Type | Hurricane | | Tasking | 0103E CARLOTTA | | Mission ID | 5305 0103E CARLOTTA | | Departure Base/Time | KBIX 06/15/12 12:48 | | Arrival Base/Time | KBIX 06/16/12 00:00 | | Flight Time | 11.2 hours | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- F I X P O I N T S ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Latitude | Longitude | SLP | MWnd | SWS | | | Date/Time | dd mm N/S | ddd mm E/W | mb | kt | kt | Hurricane | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 06/15/12 17:25 | 14 18 N | 096 07 W | 980 | 92 | 73 | X | | 06/15/12 17:25 | 14 18 N | 096 07 W | 979 | 92 | 73 | X | | 06/15/12 18:56 | 14 29 N | 096 15 W | 979 | 84 | 87 | X | | 06/15/12 20:22 | 14 42 N | 096 18 W | 979 | 90 | 98 | X | | 06/15/12 20:22 | 14 42 N | 096 18 W | 976 | 90 | 98 | X | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C R E W R O S T E R ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AC | RAGUSA | |CP | HAMBLIN, BLAIR | |Nav | HARROLD | |ARWO | BRADY, GAUTRAU | |LM | CUMBO | |OTHER| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS: 18Z Fix requirement with 2 passes thru center, entering NE, exiting NW. Eyewall, Center, Eyewall drops requested for both passes. 105 Legs, but adjusting Northern Legs as deemed necessary, due to coastline. Actual included total of three fixes made on Hurricane Carlotta and it was ON TIME. 3 Fix was an adjusted path entering from West, and exiting North, then heading home. 9 transmitted drops 12 RECCOS 3 VDMS Max FL Winds measured 99 knots on last leg exiting Max SWS Winds 98 knots on last leg exiting. Highest SFC Winds in drop was 86kts in drop released at 17:21Z. Lowest pressure measured was 976mb.(each pass got lower and lower). Encountered MOD-SEVERE Turbulence on Northern side of storm preparing for third pass. TEST Drop in Gulf of Mexico. Released at 13:34:30z - sonde HSS7557, sonde SLP1017, sonde SFC winds 5kts acft HSS 7528 (flt level 260), acft slp 1010, sws 1 HSS was 29 off and all systems were about the same - adjusted GAF Table on system C by 25 (from -19 to +6). Penetrations Logged: 5 ARWO:____________________________________ Penetrations Verified: Verifier:____________________________________ Penetrations Posted: Awards:____________________________________