OPERATIONS
Friday, Sept. 7, 2012
NOAA42: Is currently flying into Hurricane Leslie. The flight took off around 0800 UTC from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. NOAA42 is flying a P-3 TDR mission. Two HRD scientists will be on this flight.
G-IV: Is scheduled to fly around Leslie. Take off will be at 2100 UTC from MacDill. The plane will recover at MacDill. The flight will circumnavigate the eyewall of Leslie. No HRDers will be on this flight.
NOAA42: Is scheduled to fly into Leslie. Take off will be at 2000 UTC from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and will recover at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport. NOAA42 will fly a P-3 TDR mission. Three HRD scientists will be on this flight.
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012
NOAA42: Is scheduled to fly into Leslie. Take off will be around 0800 UTC from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. NOAA42 will fly a P-3 TDR mission. Two HRD scientists will be on this flight.
G-IV: Is scheduled to fly around Leslie. Take off will be at 2100 UTC from MacDill. The plane will recover at MacDill. The flight will circumnavigate the eyewall of Leslie. No HRDers will be on this flight.
NOAA42: Is scheduled to fly into Leslie. Take off will be at 2000 UTC from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and will recover at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport. NOAA42 will fly a P-3 TDR mission. Three HRD scientists will be on this flight.
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