DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Air Force Reserve Command MEMORANDUM FOR ARWO Scheduler 16 Oct 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 Rafael - Category 1 Storm | | Tasking | 16TH AT 12Z AND 18Z FIXES CENTER DROPS AND NW QUAD | | Mission ID | 5302 0817A RAFAEL | | Departure Base/Time | TISX 10/16/12 09:28 | | Arrival Base/Time | KBIX 10/16/12 22:00 | | Flight Time | 12.5 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 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10/16/12 12:02 | 27 40 N | 064 55 W | 972 | 83 | 53 | X | | 10/16/12 13:39 | 28 07 N | 064 48 W | 973 | 90 | 52 | X | | 10/16/12 15:09 | 28 35 N | 064 38 W | 970 | 78 | 63 | X | | 10/16/12 17:03 | 29 11 N | 064 29 W | 970 | 84 | 63 | X | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C R E W R O S T E R ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AC | RUSSEL | |CP | PLASH, ALLEN | |Nav | STANTON, MINTON | |ARWO | BRADY | |LM | SCHERZER | |OTHER| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS: TASKED FOR 12Z AND 18Z FIXES OF HURRICANE RAFAEL. LAUNCH OUT OF ST. CROIX, RECOVER KEESLER. CENTER DROPS REQUESTED, AND 1 DROP IN NW QUAD TO DETERMINE WIND FIELD THAT MAY AFFECT BERMUDA. FLOWN AT FL100 - REQUESTED BY CARCAH. 7 Drops ( 4 center drops, one NW Quad drop, and two failed drop). Only 5 drops transmitted Both 12z and 18z fixes were on time. Penetrations Logged: 0 ARWO:____________________________________ Penetrations Verified: Verifier:____________________________________ Penetrations Posted: Awards:____________________________________