25Aug2010 Tri-Agency Mission Scientist Report - Scott Braun

Mission synopsis: August 25, 2010

NOAA/IFEX currently planning to forward deploy to Barbados on Friday, August 27 and fly TD7 beginning 20 UTC 28 August. Preliminary plan calls for a G-IV mission at 1730 UTC 28 August, and the first P-3 mission at 20 UTC 28 August.  We will follow that with a P-3 mission at 08 UTC 29 August, and a follow-on G-IV at 1730 UTC 29 August, P-3 at 20 UTC 29 August.

NASA/GRIP: No flights are planned through Friday. The DC8 is on alert for a possible ferry to St. Croix on Saturday to begin two 10-h science flights into TD7 on Sunday and Monday. However, if TD7 develops quickly into a hurricane, GRIP may wait for the next system for a deployment. There will be no dropsonde test flight for the GH on Thursday as originally planned. Currently planning an 18-h flight into Tropical Storm Frank in the Eastern Pacific for Saturday without dropsondes.

NSF/PREDICT has no flights planned for Thursday, August 26. Friday is to be determined. Next flight likely to be in wave following TD7, PGI36.