DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE                    
                       Air Force Reserve Command                     



MEMORANDUM FOR ARWO Scheduler                               27 Aug 15

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                 
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| Mission Type        | Tropical Storm                                       |
| Tasking             | 0605A ERIKA 1130 AND 1730Z FIXES                     |
| Mission ID          | 5303 0605A ERIKA                                     |
| Departure Base/Time | TISX 08/27/15 10:15                                  |
| Arrival Base/Time   | KHST 08/27/15 20:30                                  |
| Flight Time         | 10.3 hours                                           |
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                          F I X   P O I N T S              
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|                | Latitude  | Longitude  |  SLP  | MWnd |  SWS  |           |
|    Date/Time   | dd mm N/S | ddd mm E/W |   mb  |  kt  |   kt  | Hurricane |
| 08/27/15 11:56 | 16 25 N   | 062 45 W   | 1004  |  39  |   31  |           |
| 08/27/15 14:01 | 16 11 N   | 063 11 W   | 1009  |  35  |   31  |           |
| 08/27/15 15:36 | 16 14 N   | 063 26 W   | 1008  |  18  |       |           |
| 08/27/15 16:58 | 16 15 N   | 063 31 W   | 1008  |  13  |   28  |           |
 

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|AC   | DEROCHE                                                              |
|CP   | EUSTIS, MEADER                                                       |
|Nav  | ANDERSON                                                             |
|ARWO | DYKE                                                                 |
|LM   | CUMBO, MCDONALD, PIERIE                                              |
|OTHER| JAYNE, BORREGO                                                       |
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REMARKS:
TASKED WITH THE 1130 AND 1730Z FIXES FOR TS ERIKA EN ROUTE FROM ST 
CROIX TO HOMESTEAD. 

WE BEGAN THE FLIGHT AT FL060 TO CAPTURE THE 850MB SURFACE WHILE 
GIVING OURSELVES ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE OVER 4800 FT TERRAIN ON THE 
ISLANDS. AS WE GOT INTO STRONG CONVECTION IN THE SE QUAD WE CLIMBED 
TO FL100 AND REMAINED THERE THE DURATION OF THE TASKING. 

THE STORM WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIX AS THE CENTERS AT THE TWO FLIGHT 
LEVELS WERE NOT VERTICALLY STACKED AND THE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FIELD 
AT BOTH LEVELS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE. AS LONG AS I WAS AGGRESSIVE 
WITH MY TURNS AND PATIENTLY WAITED FOR THE WINDS TO CHANGE I WAS ABLE 
TO FIX THE CENTER AT FL100.

THE SOUTHEAST QUAD EXHIBITED THE MOST CONVECTION WHILE THE E, NE, AND 
NW QUADS SAW HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. THE SW QUAD HAD LIGHT AND VARIABLE 
WINDS BOTH AT FL AND AT SFC FOR MOST OF THE LEGS.

Penetrations Logged:  0             ARWO:____________________________________

Penetrations Verified:          Verifier:____________________________________

Penetrations Posted:              Awards:____________________________________