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USAF MARS ECOM BROADCAST - NR 19

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R 190142Z JUN 01
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SUBJECT: ECOM BDCST 01-18 MARSEX GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01
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MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
SUBJECT: HURRICANE ROBERTA WEATHER ADVISORY #2
1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS EXTRACTED FROM A
SIMULATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVISORY:
HURRICANE ROBERTA ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE MIAMI FL 3:00 PM AST MON JUN 18 2001.
HURRICANE ROBERTA IS GAINING STRENGTH. SATELLITE
IMAGES AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT
ROBERTA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND IS NOW RATED
AS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 110 MPH.
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ROBERTA WAS LAST LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.20 NORTH, LONGITUDE 54.17 WEST,
OR ABOUT 375 MILES (600 KM) DUE EAST NORTHEAST
OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. ROBERTA IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (20 KM/HR)AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME NEARLY DUE WEST WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE NEAR 110 MPH (175 KM/HR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CURRENT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE
FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF THIS POWERFUL STORM.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES
(95 KM) FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES (240 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.  THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
EFFECT THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS BY THE AFTERNOON
OF JUNE 19. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 985 MB (29.55 INCHES). THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL
BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 3 PM AST
TOMORROW. PERTGEN NWS END OF SIMULATED BULLETIN
2. THE STORM CENTER HAS MOVED APPROXIMATELY 325 MILES
IN 24 HOURS.  ALTHOUGH THE NWS HAS NOT ISSUED
A WARNING AS OF THIS TIME, RESIDENTS OF THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD TAKE NOTICE OF THIS
STORM TRACK AND TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
3. ALL USAF MARS STATIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE ECOM
OPERATIONS IF NEEDED.
4. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND
IN EMERGENCIES
5. SGD HARRY MARSTERS, CMSGT, USAF
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC
MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
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