DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
Air Force Reserve Command
MEMORANDUM FOR ARWO Scheduler 05 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 | 05/12 & 18Z fixes, 15.1N 75.7W, drops in eye |
| Mission ID | 5302 0605A ERNESTO |
| Departure Base/Time | TISX 08/05/12 09:20 |
| Arrival Base/Time | TISX 08/05/12 18:29 |
| Flight Time | 9.2 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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| 08/05/12 12:11 | 14 30 N | 076 09 W | 1009 | 46 | 45 | |
| 08/05/12 15:30 | 15 12 N | 077 12 W | 1008 | | | |
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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| Sanabia, Coffey, McCain (Navy) |
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REMARKS:
Tropical Trash ERNESTO. Weak fix using winds and temps on first pass, and
couldn't find the storm after that. Converted to invest mode. NHC made 3
basic "go to point" requests (all met). Got credit for EARLY for the 1800Z
fix (recco 14) at 1530Z, 15.2N 077.2W, SLP 1008mb. Ended up with 2 drops
required (both made on 2 releases). 14 AXBTs released and 11 xmtd.
SFMR needed an SST of 21 for inbound leg for about 60 nm, then we crossed
what appeared to be a shelf and the cooler water was no longer. Raised SST
to 26 (still a little cool) and SWS looked good.
Penetrations Logged: 0 ARWO:____________________________________
Penetrations Verified: Verifier:____________________________________
Penetrations Posted: Awards:____________________________________