DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
Air Force Reserve Command
MEMORANDUM FOR ARWO Scheduler 03 Aug 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
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| Mission Type | Tropical Storm |
| Tasking | 03/22 and 04/00Z fixes, 13.8N 064.5W, drops in eye |
| Mission ID | 5309 0305A ERNESTO |
| Departure Base/Time | TISX 08/03/12 20:25 |
| Arrival Base/Time | TISX 08/03/12 23:30 |
| Flight Time | 3.1 hours |
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Please note:The Max wind (MWnd) and maximum Surface wind speed (SWS)
in the table below is only for the Inbound leg. Please check the data file
for the actual high wind speed on each transit of the storm.
F I X P O I N T S
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| | Latitude | Longitude | SLP | MWnd | SWS | |
| Date/Time | dd mm N/S | ddd mm E/W | mb | kt | kt | Hurricane |
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C R E W R O S T E R
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|AC | McLUEN |
|CP | ALLEN, BLAIRB |
|Nav | HARROLD |
|ARWO | DUTTON |
|LM | CALLOWAY DN, HLAVAC |
|OTHER| Navy- SCHULZ W, COX A, DECKINGA E, PARK I |
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REMARKS:
Mission flown at 5000 ft. Because of Venezuelan airspace issues, could not
make VDM penetration of storm, so a radar fix was made for the first fix at
2149Z. Shortly after that at 2200Z, the 04/00Z fix requirement was canx'd
and we were released. We did a modified route coming home so the Navy
personnel could release more AXBTs for their research program. 9 AXBTs
released, all good. All met equip worked well, SST of 29 made SFMR look
great. TD worked well, too.
Penetrations Logged: 0 ARWO:____________________________________
Penetrations Verified: Verifier:____________________________________
Penetrations Posted: Awards:____________________________________