NASA/GRIP
The DC-8 took off today at 16 UTC to fly a ~8 hr mission into Hurricane Earl. The Global Hawk was scheduled for a 21 UTC take-off from Dryden for a ~7 hr transit (and ~24 hr duration mission) to Hurricane Earl. The WB-57 was scheduled to take-off at 20 UTC to fly a ~6 hr mission in Hurricane Earl.
Tomorrow (Thurs 02 Sep) the DC-8 is planning a follow-on mission into Earl. Take-Off will be from FLL at 12 UTC for another 8 hr mission. The Global Hawk is scheduled for an 04 UTC take-off from Dryden for a ~7 hr transit (and ~24 hr duration mission) to Hurricane Earl. The GH is expected to be on station around Earl on Thurs (02 Sep) at ~12 UTC and will depart the Earl at ~21 UTC. An 04 UTC landing (Fri 03 Sep) back at Dryden is planned. The WB-57 will conduct a ~6 hr follow-on flight into Hurricane Earl with a departure time of 20 UTC
Friday-Sat: The DC-8 will have a no-fly day on Friday (03 Sept) and a possible hard down day on Saturday (04 Sept). A possible low altitude dropsonde test flight is planned for the GH on Saturday (04 Sep).
NSF/PREDICT
PREDICT flew a combined ferry and mission in Tropical Storm Fiona this afternoon. The G-V take-off time from Barbados was TBD, but was expected to be only 4 hr with a recovery back in St. Croix.
Tomorrow (Thurs 02 Sept) the G-V is planning to fly a mission in PGI38 (now TS Gaston). A 9hr mission is planned, with a 12:30 UTC take-off.
Friday (03 Sept) the G-V is planning to continue missions in PGI38 (Gaston). A hard down day is planned for both the “day” and “night” crews on Saturday (04 Sep).
AIR FORCE
The AF is currently tasked for fixes on:
Hurricane Earl:
01 Sep: 18 UTC
02 Sept: 06/12/15/18/21 UTC
03 Sept: 00/06/12/18 UTC
TS Fiona:
01 Sep: 18 UTC
02 Sep: 00 UTC
03 Sep : 18 UTC
Refer to http://grip.nsstc.nasa.gov/reporting/ for a spreadsheet showing these plans.