Hurricane Field Program Update … Wednesday July 7, 2010 AT 11 AM EDT

OPERATIONS

NOAA P-3s

NOAA-42: N42 is continuing IFEX Genesis and 3D Doppler missions in AL96 … with the next departure from MacDill AFB Wdnesday 7/7/10 at 4 PM EDT (2000 UT). The final mission will (barring mechanical problems) be departing Thursday, July 8/10 at 4 AM. A final decision on the 4 AM flight will be made at 10 PM EDT today.

NOAA 43: Unavailable.

G-IV

NOAA-49: Is tasked for a 00 UTC IFEX Genesis mission around AL96. Takeoff at 17:30 UT, 1:30 PM EDT Wednesday July 7, 2010. No further missions are contemplated at this time.

AFRC DRIFT BUOY DEPLOYMENT: No missions scheduled for next 24 h.

CONFERENCE CALL

None:

RAB

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