OPERATIONS
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012
NOAA-42: Is currently flying in Tropical Storm Isaac. This flight took of around 2000 UTC from Barbados and will land in Barbados.
Comments: NOAA42 is flying a P-3 TDR mission. Three HRD scientists will be on this flight.
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012
G-IV: Is scheduled to fly around Tropical Storm Isaac. Take off will be at 1730 UTC from MacDill and will recover at MacDill. The G-IV will be sampling the subtropical ridge north of Isaac. No HRDers will be on this flight.
NOAA-42: Scheduled for a tasked mission into Tropical Storm Isaac. Takeoff will be at 0800 UTC from Barbados and landing in Barbados.
Comments: NOAA42 will fly a P-3 TDR mission into AL94. Three HRD scientists will be on this flight.
CONFERENCE CALL: No calls scheduled for the next 24 hrs.
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