Hurricane Field Program Update – Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 5:00 PM Eastern

OPERATIONS

Friday, Oct. 26, 2012

NOAA42: Is conducting a mission into Hurricane Sandy. The flight will take off around 2000 UTC from MacDill Air Force Base. NOAA42 is flying a P-3 TDR mission. Two HRD scientists are on this flight.

G-IV:  Is conducting a synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Sandy.  The flight took off around 1730 UTC from MacDill Air Force Base.  No HRD scientists are on this flight.

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012

NOAA42:  Is tasked for a mission into Hurricane Sandy. The flight will take off around 0400 UTC from MacDill Air Force Base. NOAA42 is flying a P-3 TDR mission. Three HRD scientists will be on this flight.

NOAA42:  Is tasked for a mission into Hurricane Sandy. The flight will take off around 2000 UTC from MacDill Air Force Base. NOAA42 is flying a P-3 TDR mission. Two HRD scientists will be on this flight.

G-IV:  Is tasked for a synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Sandy.  The flight will take off around 1730 UTC from MacDill Air Force Base.  No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012

NOAA42:  Is tasked for a mission into Hurricane Sandy. The flight will take off around 0400 UTC from MacDill Air Force Base. NOAA42 is flying a P-3 TDR mission. Three HRD scientists will be on this flight.

NOAA42:  Is tasked for a mission into Hurricane Sandy. The flight will take off around 2000 UTC from MacDill Air Force Base. NOAA42 is flying a P-3 TDR mission. Two HRD scientists will be on this flight.

G-IV:  A tasking for the G-IV for a synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Sandy is possible.

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