The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserves 403rd Wing (the "Hurricane Hunters") have just arrived in Hawaii this afternoon from their 'home port' at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi to begin making regular 6-hourly flights into Hurricane Felicia tomorrow.

The information they collect will assist the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, located here in Honolulu, to begin Tracking and Forecasting Hurricane Felicia as soon as she enters the Central Pacific Ocean, sometime on Saturday.

Also, the high flying Orion P3 Aircraft is already in Hawaii and has been hard at work for the past 2 days, collecting and transmitting data to the NHC & CPHC for use as guidance in preparing the forecast packages and advisories.

Today's Requirements:

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

1. HURRICANE FELICIA
FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49
A. 07/1200Z
B. NOAA9 0108E FELICIA
C. 07/0530Z
D. NA
E. NA
F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK:
BEGIN 6-HRLY FIXES AT 08/1800Z
NEAR 19.7N 140.5W.
A G-IV MISSION FOR 08/1200Z.

Tomorrow's Requirements:

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS

1. HURRICANE FELICIA
FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49
A. 08/1200Z
B. NOAA9 0208E FELICIA
C. 08/0530Z
D. NA
E. NA
F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 70
A. 08/1800Z,09/0000Z
B. AFXXX 0308E FELICIA
C. 08/1400Z
D. 19.4N 140.1W
E. 08/1730Z TO 09/2315Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

FLIGHT THREE - TEAL 71
A. 09/0600Z, 1200Z
B. AFXXX 0408E FELICIA
D. 09/0145Z
D. 19.6N 142.7W
E. 09/0530Z TO 09/1215Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK:
CONTINUE 6-HRLY FIXES
A G-IV MISSION FOR 09/1200Z

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