OPERATIONS
NOAA P-3s
Wednesday September 15
NOAA-42: No flight.
NOAA-43: No flight.
Thursday September 16
NOAA-42: N42 is scheduled IFEX RI mission in T.S. Karl. Departure from McDill AFB at 1500 UTC (11:00 AM EDT) returning back to McDill AFB/Tampa.
NOAA-43: DOWN
Friday September 17
NOAA-42: N42 is scheduled IFEX RI mission in T.S. Karl. Departure from McDill AFB at 1500 UTC (11:00 AM EDT) returning back to McDill AFB/Tampa. This mission might be cancelled or shortened because of landfall.
NOAA-43: DOWN
G-IV
Wednesday, September 15
NOAA-49: No flight scheduled.
Thursday September 16
NOAA-49: N49 is scheduled for a 1730 UTC (1:30PM EDT) takeoff on a research mission around T.S. Karl. Recovery is at McDill AFB/Tampa.
Friday September 17
NOAA-49: N49 is tentatively scheduled for a 1730 UTC (1:30PM EDT) takeoff on a research mission around T.S. Karl. Recovery is at McDill AFB/Tampa.
AFRC DRIFT BUOY DEPLOYMENT: No missions scheduled for next 24 h.
CONFERENCE CALL
There is an HRD Conference call tomorow, Thursday September 16 at 10:30 AM.
The daily Tri-Agency list information from Michael Goodman for the noon project briefing. This conference is at 12:00 Noon every day and is by invitation only.
RAB
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