HFP Update… Friday, September 3, 2010 AT 4:00 PM EDT

OPERATIONS ****** LAST MESSAGE FOR THIS DEPLOYMENT *******

NOAA P-3s

Friday September 3

NOAA-42: N42 landed about 2:45 PM EDT at McDill AFB after an IFEX 3D Doppler missions in H. Earl.

NOAA 43: N43 is flying the final IFEX 3D Doppler mission in H. Earl with a 2000 UTC (4:00 PM EDT) takeoff Friday, September 3, starting/ending at Richmond, VA.

Saturday. September 4

N43 will ferry back to McDill AFB/Tampa.

G-IV

N49 is flying an ET mission into H. Earl. Takeoff is at 1730 UTC Friday September 3, and the mission will be McDill AFB/Tampa, recovering at McDill AFB.

AFRC DRIFT BUOY DEPLOYMENT: No missions scheduled for next 24 h.

CONFERENCE CALL

There no HRD Conference call tomorow, Saturday September 4 at 10:30 AM.

The daily Tri-Agency list information from Michael Goodman for the noon project briefing. This conference is at 12:00 Noon every day and is by invitation only.

RAB

RAB/HAF/NMD

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