DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Air Force Reserve Command MEMORANDUM FOR ARWO Scheduler 02 Sep 14 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 | Tropical Depression | | Tasking | 0530Z / 1130Z TASKED FIXES FOR TD 05 / TS DOLLY | | Mission ID | 5301 0205A CYCLONE | | Departure Base/Time | KBIX 09/02/14 02:52 | | Arrival Base/Time | KBIX 09/02/14 13:10 | | Flight Time | 10.3 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 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 09/02/14 05:47 | 21 32 N | 095 16 W | 1009 | 53 | 47 | | | 09/02/14 08:16 | 22 49 N | 095 11 W | 1006 | 45 | 50 | | | 09/02/14 09:24 | 22 54 N | 095 21 W | 1006 | 16 | 30 | | | 09/02/14 10:40 | 22 56 N | 095 34 W | 1005 | 47 | 50 | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C R E W R O S T E R ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |AC | Anderson | |CP | Piercefield, Dunn | |Nav | Salort | |ARWO | Dyke, Feaster | |LM | Banks | |OTHER| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS: WE WERE TASKED WITH THE 0530Z AND 1130Z FIXES FOR WHAT STARTED AS TD 05 AND ENDED UP AS TS DOLLY. THE SYSTEM WAS INTERESTING AS IT APPEARED TO HAVE MULTIPLE CENTERS TO BEGIN WITH DUE TO CONVECTION BEGINNING TO FIRE UP AGAIN AFTER THE SYSTEM'S CROSSING OF THE YUCATAN PENNINSULA. THE INTERACTION WITH LAND RESULTED IN A LARGE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AREA (UP TO 45NM RADIUS) AS WELL AS SPORATIC THUNDERSTORMS TRYING TO DEVELOP INTO A COHESIVE SYSTEM. HAD 1 PILOT ON A NHOP FOLDER AND 1 UNDERGRADUATE ARWO ALONG FOR SEAT TIME AND TRAINING DURING TRANSIT OUT AND BACK. WE DID LAUNCH 1 SONDE AND TOOK A CALIBRATION FOR A SYSTEMS CHECK. Penetrations Logged: 0 ARWO:____________________________________ Penetrations Verified: Verifier:____________________________________ Penetrations Posted: Awards:____________________________________