Hurricane Field Program Update – Monday, October 24, 2011 02:56 PM EDT

OPERATIONS

NOAA-P-3s

Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011
NOAA-42: Scheduled for a tasked mission for Hurricane Rina. Takeoff will be at 2000 UTC from MacDill AFB/Tampa and landing in MacDill AFB/Tampa.
Comments: NOAA42 will fly a TDR mission into Hurricane Rina.

Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011
NOAA-42: Scheduled for a tasked mission for Hurricane Rina. Takeoff will be at 0800 UTC from MacDill AFB/Tampa and landing in MacDill AFB/Tampa.
Comments: NOAA42 will fly a TDR mission into Hurricane Rina

NOAA-43: No missions scheduled for the next 24 hrs.

G-IV

Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011
NOAA-49: Scheduled for a tasked mission for Hurricane Rina. Takeoff will be at 1730 UTC from MacDill AFB/Tampa and landing in MacDill AFB/Tampa.
Comments: G-IV will fly around Hurricane Rina.

UAS

UAS: No missions scheduled for the next 24 hrs.

AFRC DRIFT BUOY

AFRC DRIFT BUOY: No missions scheduled for the next 24 hrs.

CONFERENCE CALL

CONFERENCE CALL: A conference call is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 at 1300 UTC.
Comments: We will discuss future TDR missions into Hurricane Rina.

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