Mission Summary
20101104N1 Aircraft 49RF
Synoptic Surveillance Mission Tropical Storm Tomas

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft CommanderGregg Glover
Co-pilotNick Toth
Co-pilotKristie Twining
Flight DirectorRichard Henning
Flight DirectorJessica Williams
Data TechnicianMark Rogers
AVAPS OperatorTodd Richards
AVAPS OperatorDale Carpenter
MechanicAngel Negron
Scientific Crew (49RF)
None


Proposed track

Mission Plan :

There is an NHC-tasked G-IV synoptic surveillance mission for Tropical Disturbance Tomas. Takeoff is 0530Z Nov.4 from St. Croix USVI, and landing in MacDill AFB, FL eight and half hours later. Main targets are the storm itself and the trough in the Gulf of Mexico. If a drop must be eliminated, then #21 could be removed.

SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN: Tomas
Prepared by: National Hurricane Center
November 03, 2010 2:06:43 PM Aircraft: N49RF
Proposed takeoff: 04/0530Z
DROP LAT LON Elapsed Time
# (d m) (d m) (h m)
1 17 36 -72 040:58
2 18 25 -75 021:23
3 17 51 -73 501:33
4 16 48 -73 001:44
5 15 30 -72 421:55
6 14 12 -73 002:06
7 13 09 -73 502:17
8 12 35 -75 022:28
9 12 35 -76 222:38
10 13 09 -77 342:49
11 14 12 -78 243:00
12 15 30 -78 423:11
13 16 48 -78 243:22
14 20 00 -80 003:51
15 20 00 -82 004:07
16 18 00 -84 004:30
17 18 00 -86 004:46
18 21 00 -86 005:10
19 24 00 -86 005:35
20 24 00 -89 005:58
21 21 00 -93 006:38
22 24 00 -92 007:04
23 27 00 -91 007:30
24 27 00 -88 007:53
25 27 00 -85 008:16

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
St. Croix, USVI05:35 UTC MacDill AFB, FL13:50 UTC

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