OPERATIONS
NOAA P-3s
NOAA-42: N42 is deploying to Barbados tomorrow August 27 for IFEX Rapid Intensification and 3D Doppler missions in T.S. Earl.
NOAA 43: N43 is also deploying to Barbados tomorrow August 27.
The first flight will have a 20 UTC takeoff Saturday, August 28, aircraft TBA. The second flight will have a 08 UTC takeoff Sunday, August 29, with subsequent flights every 12 hrs.
G-IV
NOAA-49: Is deploying to Barbados with the two WP-3D aircraft. The first mission is a 1730 UTC takeoff Saturday, August 28.
AFRC DRIFT BUOY DEPLOYMENT: No missions scheduled for next 24 h.
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RAB
RAB/HAF/NMD
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