Mission Summary
20100831N1 Aircraft 49RF
Synoptic Surveillance Mission Hurricane Earl

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Flight Director
Flight Director
Electronics Technician
AVAPS Operator
Dropsonde Operator

Scientific Crew (49RF)
Sim AbersonDropsonde scientist



Mission Plan :

NOAA 49RF will fly an NHC-tasked Synoptic Surveillancd mission around Hurricane Earl. The G-IV will leave Barbados 1730 UTC and will recover back at MacDill AFB, FL by 0150 UTC next day.

HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN: HURRICANE EARL
Prepared by the
National Hurricane Center
August 30, 2010 11:06:31 AM Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 31/1730Z
DROP LOCATIONS
# LAT LON TIME
deg min deg min hh:mm
119 00-60 000:49
221 00-61 001:07
323 00-61 001:23
422 00-63 001:41
521 00-64 001:52
623 00-64 002:09
724 00-63 002:20
825 00-62 002:31
925 00-64 002:47
1026 00-63 002:58
1127 00-64 003:10
1226 00-65 003:21
1325 09-66 503:37
1424 06-66 003:47
1522 48-65 423:58
1621 30-66 004:09
1720 27-66 504:20
1819 53-68 024:31
1919 53-69 224:41
2020 27-70 344:52
2121 30-71 245:03
2222 48-71 425:14
2324 06-71 245:24
2425 09-70 345:35
2525 43-69 225:46
2625 43-68 025:56
2727 00-67 006:09
2828 00-68 006:20
2927 00-70 006:38
3027 00-72 006:53
3127 00-74 007:09
3227 00-76 007:24
3327 00-78 007:40
HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN: HURRICANE EARL
Prepared by the
National Hurricane Center
August 30, 2010 12:08:37 PM
Aircraft: NAJRF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 31/1730Z
DROP LOCATIONS
# LAT LON TIME
deg min deg min hh:mm
129 00-79 001:45
231 00-77 002:16
333 00-75 002:47
433 00-73 003:07
533 00-71 003:28
631 00-73 003:58
729 00-75 004:29
829 00-72 005:01
925 00-73 005:47
1025 00-75 006:08
1125 00-77 006:30
1225 00-79 006:51

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Page last updated August 30, 2010
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