¥ 5 P-3 flights
¥ August 25
¥ NHC-tasked mission, off coast of South
Florida
¥ Tropical storm at takeoff
¥ Landfall in South Florida during
flight
¥ August 27
¥ NHC-tasked mission, in southeast
Gulf
¥ Category 2 at takeoff
¥ Concentric eyewalls
¥ RAINEX mission piggy-backed
¥ August 28
¥ NHC-tasked mission, in central Gulf
¥ Rapid intensification to Category 4
overnight
¥ Category 5 during flight
¥ RAINEX mission piggy-backed
¥ August 29
¥ Landfall Research mission, landfall in
SE Louisiana/Mississippi
¥ Storm weakened prior to landfall
¥ September 15
¥ post-storm survey pattern of Gulf with
AXBTs
¥ 6 G-IV flights
¥ August 25-28, with back-to-back flights
on August 28