//SOD MISSION #10B//090200ZSEP01
1. SITUATION: TROPICAL STORM ERIN HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO HURRICANE
STATUS. IT IS LOCATED ABOUT 300 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA AS OF
0200Z . THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BERMUDA. BERMUDA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING.
THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ITS FORECASTED TRACK AND STRIKE THE US
COAST LATER THIS WEEK, POSSIBLY IN A WEAKENED STATE.
2. MISSION: SOD WILL DEPLOY STORM RECONNAISSANCE ASSETS TO RECORD WEATHER DATA IN THE AND AROUND THE HURRICANE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE FORECASTING AND PREDICTION DATA MODELS.
3. EXECUTION:
A. CONCEPT OF THE OPERATION: SOD LONG RANGE RECON AIRCRAFT (B757s) WILL DEPLOY FROM KORF AND FLY ROUTES THAT PASS THE OUTER EDGES OF THE STORM AND RECORD HIGH ALTITUDE WEATHER DATA. C130/L100 AND L188 FLIGHTS WILL FLY INTO THE HURRICANE TO GATHER WEATHER DATA.
B. OPERATIONS:
1. B757 FLIGHTS WILL DEPART KORF AND PROCEED TO LOCATIONS 75-100 MILES IN FRONT
OF THE STORM AT ALTITUDES OF FL250 TO FL410. CONTINUE FLIGHT PATTERN TO
GAIN AS MUCH DATA AS POSSIBLE.
2. C130/L100 AND L188 FLIGHTS WILL DEPART TXKF AND PROCEED TO VICINITY OF THE EYE OF THE STORM. ONCE THERE, AIRCRAFT WILL FLY A RECON PATTERN AS OUTLINED IN INFORMATION PAGE FOR THE STORM MISSIONS (CURRENT OPERATIONS PAGE).
3. IF WEATHER AT TXKF IS NOT SUITABLE FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT WILL PROCEED TO KORF AND AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS.
C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
1. FLIGHTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE MADE ON SQUAWKBOX (VATSIM OR CARDINAL SERVER).
2. GROUND CREWS ARE STANDING BY FOR PREPARATION OF AIRCRAFT UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATIONS.
3. PILOTS WILL FILE PIREP WITH THE ROUTE NUMBER SOD10B.
4. RECORD THE WEATHER THAT YOU FOUND ON YOUR FLIGHT IN YOUR PIREP. SPECIFY THE CLOUD CONDITION, WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED, AND THE ALTITUDES THAT THEY WERE ENCOUNTERED. AT A MINIMUM, SPECIFY THE WORST CONDITIONS.
4. SERVICE AND SUPPORT.
A. GENERAL SUPPORT.
1. FUEL AND REST AREAS ARE AVAILABLE AT BOTH DESTINATIONS.
2. SOD RESCUE ASSETS ARE AVAILABLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
3. STORM DATA CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ AND http://www.moreweather.com/tropics/.