Hurricane Field Program Update – Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 11AM Eastern

OPERACIONES

Monday, 9 November 2015

NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly an operationally tasked reconnaissance mission into Tropical Storm Kate. This means that the National Hurricane Center is requesting this flight. Take off is scheduled for 1900 UTC (2PM Eastern) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

G-IV: No flights are scheduled for the G-IV at this time.

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly an EMC operationally tasked Tail Doppler Radar (TDR) mission into Kate. This means that NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) is interested in collecting data and has requested this flight. Take off is scheduled for 0700 UTC (2AM Eastern) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly another EMC operationally tasked Tail Doppler Radar (TDR) mission into Kate. Take off is scheduled for 1900 UTC (2PM Eastern) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

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