Hurricane Field Program Update – Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 11AM Eastern

OPERACIONES

Monday, 3 Oct. 2016

NOAA43: Is scheduled ferry back to MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

G-IV:  Is scheduled to fly a synoptic surveillance mission around Matthew. Take off is scheduled for 1730 UTC (1:30PM Eastern) to and from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

Tuesday, 4 Oct. 2016

G-IV:  Is scheduled to fly a synoptic surveillance mission around Matthew. Take off is scheduled for 0530 UTC (1:30AM Eastern) to and from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

NOAA43: No flights scheduled.

G-IV: Is scheduled to fly a synoptic surveillance mission around Matthew. Take off is scheduled for 1730 UTC (1:30PM Eastern) to and from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

Global Hawk: Is tentatively scheduled for a mission over Matthew. Take off is scheduled for 0200 UTC (10PM Eastern) from NASA’s Armstrong Research Flight Facility, Edwards, CA. This flight is part of NOAA’s Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology (SHOUT) field campaign.

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