Mission Summary
20111027N1 Aircraft 49RF
Synoptic Surveillance Mission Hurricane Rina
Cancelled

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Flight Director
Flight Director
Electronics Technician
AVAPS Operator
Dropsonde Operator
Guests (49RF)
None


Propsed track

Mission Plan :

NOAA 49RF will fly an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillance mission around Hurricane Rina. The G-IV will leave MacDill AFB, FL 1730 UTC and will recover back at MacDill AFB, FL by 0200 UTC next day.

HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN: Rina
Prepared by the
National Hurricane Center
October 26, 2011 3:42:22 PM Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 27/1730Z
DROP LOCATIONS
# LAT LON TIME
deg min deg min hh:mm
126 00-83 300:17
224 30-84 300:31
322 45-85 000:46
421 30-85 300:57
520 48-84 001:10
619 30-84 241:22
718 27-85 141:32
817 53-86 261:43
923 24-85 302:44
1023 43-86 262:52
1123 43-87 463:03
1223 15-89 003:13
1322 00-90 003:26
1423 30-90 003:38
1523 30-92 003:54
1622 00-92 004:06
1722 00-94 004:22
1823 30-94 004:34
1925 00-94 004:46
2025 00-92 005:02
2125 00-90 005:18
2226 30-90 005:30
2326 30-92 005:45
2426 30-94 006:01
2528 00-94 006:13
2628 00-92 006:28
2728 00-90 006:44
2828 00-88 006:59
2926 30-88 007:11
3025 00-88 007:24
3125 00-86 157:37
3226 30-86 157:50
3326 30-84 308:03

Mission Summary :

This mission was cancelled by NHC due to Rina's decreasing threat to the United States. HRD and EMC have no interest in further G-IV missions around Rina.


Page last updated October 27, 2011
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