Mission Plan :

Proposed track

NOAA 43RF will carry out a TDR missions into Tropical Storm Karen. The P-3 will leave MacDill AFB, FL 0600 UTC and will recover at MacDill AFB FL by 1300 UTC the same day.

As of 10 p.m. CDT (0300 UTC) October 4, Tropical Storm Karen is located within 30 nautical miles of 26.1°N 90.5°W, about 205 mi (330 km) south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River and about 230 mi (375 km) south of Morgan City, Louisiana. Maximum sustained winds are 35 knots (45 mph, 85 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 1002 mbar (hPa; 29.59 InHg), and the system is moving NNW 7 mph (11 km/h). Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 mi (220 km) from the center of Karen, mainly to the north and east of the center.

Mission Summary :

TS Karen: IR Satellite Imagery (OCT 5 0215Z )

This flight was a 8h duration, NOAA EMC tasked operational mission. Real time TDR analyses, 20 GPS drops and 9 AXBTs were all transmitted in near-real time. The mission was conducted at 8K feet and was fully successful.

TS Karen NHC Forecast Track (5-day)

Expendables and drop points:

• GPS: Drops at all 8 end points, midpoints (8) and center (4). 20 GPS drops in all.
• AXBT: Endpoints (9) and one (1) at the center on leg 2-3. 9 AXBT drops in all.

Joe Cione
Oct. 5, 2013

Mission Data :

Page last updated October 22, 2013
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