DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE                    
                       Air Force Reserve Command                     



MEMORANDUM FOR ARWO Scheduler                               04 Jul 24

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        | Hurricane                                            |
| Tasking             | 1130Z/1730Z Fixes                                    |
| Mission ID          | 5302 1802A BERYL                                     |
| Departure Base/Time | TISX 07/04/24 08:14                                  |
| Arrival Base/Time   | KBIX 07/04/24 19:20                                  |
| Flight Time         | 11.1 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 |
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| 07/04/24 11:53 | 18 47 N   | 081 42 W   |  971  |  88  |   73  |     X     |
| 07/04/24 13:35 | 18 58 N   | 082 08 W   |  972  |  78  |   79  |     X     |
| 07/04/24 15:03 | 19 07 N   | 082 34 W   |  974  | 101  |   90  |     X     |
| 07/04/24 16:30 | 19 12 N   | 083 00 W   |  975  |  74  |   72  |     X     |
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                      C R E W   R O S T E R                          
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|AC   | McDermott                                                            |
|CP   | Rosal                                                                |
|Nav  | Hudgins, M.                                                          |
|ARWO | Rickert, White, J., Nelson                                           |
|LM   | Roundtree, L.; Beste                                                 |
|OTHER|                                                                      |
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REMARKS:
Mission Notes: Completed 4 hurricane penetrations into Hurricane BERYL en route back to Keesler. 

Met System Used: C

Equipment Issues:
- Hygrometer spiked up to 102.7 and wouldn't stop "MAX HEAT" mode until turned off and back on. 

Transmitted:
RECCOS: 14
VDMS: 4
DROPS: 21
BAD SONDES (Launched, not transmitted): 2
Details:
Launch Time	Sonde Issue
1608Z		Didn't acquire GPS quickly so launch detect was 2 minutes late.


Penetrations Logged:  4             ARWO:____________________________________

Penetrations Verified:          Verifier:____________________________________

Penetrations Posted:              Awards:____________________________________