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53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron 2015 Hurricane Season – Ops Review
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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Season Comparison For Tasking
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ‘15 TASKED 191 162 103 141 155 CANCELLED 59 36 61 28 58 REQUIRED 132 126 42 113 97 ACCOMP 130 125 42 111 96
RELIABILITY 97% 99% 99% 99% 99%
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NHOP Flight Hours
H O U R S
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400
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800
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1200
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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53rd Flying Hrs by Month
0
100
200
300
400
500
43.6 80.4 93
414
91.8
194.8
20.4
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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Flying Hours by Storm
123.9
62.8
62.5
46.7 43.7
43.7
28.4
33.8
25.3
24 18.3
15.8 13.3 10.7 9.9 Joaquin (A)Guillermo (CP)Erika (A)Ignacio (CP)Ana (A)Hilda (CP)Bill (A)Blanca (EP)Kilo (CP)Danny (A)Carlos (EP)Ela (CP)Oho (CP)Patricia (EP)Marty (EP)
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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CHAT and the HAT
• Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour • The 2015 CHAT was successful and visited Merida and
Cozumel, Mexico, Bonaire, NA, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts, St. Eustatius and San Juan, PR.
• The 2016 CHAT will visit Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• Hurricane Awareness Tour (Gulf Coast) • 53WRS along with NOAA AOC will visit San Antonio and
Galveston, TX, New Orleans, LA, Panama City and Naples, FL
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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Technological Improvements
• Software Upgrade - Spring 2016 • SFMR and mission software?
• ARWO computer system hardware refresh in the works
• 1st step needed to allow radar imagery transmission
• Sat-phone Upgrade • All aircraft modified summer 2014
• Testing broadband capability Aug 2016
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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AXBT’s
• Test program began in 2011 season for 3 years (extended through 2016 season)
• Current launch system marginal but usable at 10K ft or below • Navy provided data operators and portable receivers • Utility for hurricane operational models ongoing
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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Hurricane Patricia 22-23 October 2015
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Hurricane Patricia Satellite Imagery
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Pressure Alt. vs. GPS Alt. (Meters)
3161m = 10,370ft
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Vertical Velocity
-18.52 m/s
+15.95 m/s
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SLP vs. Surface Wind Speed
888mb 890mb
193.41 kts 198.27 kts 195.55 kts
187.58 kts 187.19 kts 188.16 kts . . . .
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Flt Level WS vs. Surface WS
HURRICANE WINDS = 31 MILES
192 KTS
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3
4
W QUAD NE QUAD
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Hurricane Patricia
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Random Pictures
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U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE