Mission Summary
20170908N2 Aircraft 49RF
Hurricane Irma (AL11)
Synoptic Surveillance

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Co-pilot
Co-pilot
Flight Engineer
Flight Engineer
Flight Engineer
Flight Engineer
Navigator
Navigator
Flight Director
Flight Director
System Engineer
Data Technician
Data Technician
Dropsonde Operator
Dropsonde Operator
Mechanic
Mechanic


Original Proposed NOAA 49 track
Actual Synoptic Surveillance NOAA 49 track

Mission Plan :

NOAA 49RF (N49) will fly a synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Irma.

HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN: IRMA
Prepared by the National Hurricane Center
September 06, 2017 7:28:15 PM
Aircraft: N49RF
Proposed takeoff: 08/1730Z
DROP LOCATION TABLE
# LAT LON Time
deg min deg min hr:min
1 29 00 -79 00 0:31
2 29 00 -77 00 0:46
3 29 00 -75 00 1:01
4 29 00 -73 00 1:17
5 29 00 -71 00 1:32
6 27 00 -70 00 1:50
7 27 00 -72 00 2:05
8 27 00 -74 00 2:21
9 27 00 -76 00 2:36
10 27 00 -78 00 2:52
11 23 48 -80 26 3:24
12 22 49 -79 01 3:38
13 24 00 -78 30 3:48
14 25 00 -77 30 3:60
15 25 19 -75 32 4:15
16 24 45 -74 20 4:26
17 23 42 -73 30 4:36
18 24 30 -72 00 4:50
19 22 38 -71 44 5:05
20 22 24 -73 12 5:17
21 21 06 -73 30 5:28
22 19 56 -74 17 5:39
23 19 29 -75 32 5:50
24 19 29 -76 52 6:00
25 20 03 -78 04 6:11
26 21 06 -78 54 6:22
27 21 00 -81 00 6:38
28 21 00 -83 00 6:54
29 22 00 -85 00 7:12
30 24 00 -85 00 7:28
31 25 30 -83 00 7:48
32 27 30 -85 00 8:11

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
Linder-Lakeland, FL 17:30 UTC Linder-Lakeland, FL 01:30 UTC

Problems :

Mission Data :


Flight track
Temperature and Moisture
Wind and Atlitude

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Page last updated Dec. 6, 2017
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