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USAF MARS ECOM BROADCAST - NR 20

DE AFN1EC NR 021
R 192145Z JUN 01
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TO  ALL USAF MARS STATIONS
INFO AGA3C SCOTT AFB IL
SUBJECT: ECOM BDCST 01-20 MARSEX GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01
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MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
SUBJECT: HURRICANE ROBERTA WEATHER ADVISORY #3
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 TUE JUN 19 2001.
AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATE THAT ROBERTA HAS SLOWED AND STRENGTHENED TO A
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
AT 3 PM AST (2000Z) THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ROBERTA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.24 NORTH, LONGITUDE 55.05 WEST
OR ABOUT 195 MILES (315 KM) EAST NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS AND BEARING DOWN ON US VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.
ROBERTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH. THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME NEARLY DUE WEST WITH SOME INCREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED AS IT MOVES OVER INCREASINGLY WARMER WATERS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH (200 KMPH)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CURRENT CONDITIONS WILL SUSTAIN THIS
POWERFUL AND LIFE THREATENING  STORM.  HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 75 MILES (120 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 180 MILES (290 KM) FROM THE CENTER. THESE WINDS ARE
AFFECTING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND WILL REACH PUERTO RICO
BY WEDNESDAY MID DAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 982 MB (29.46 IN). HURRICANE WARNINGS POSTED FOR
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN IN AFFECT
WHILE THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH POSTED BY THE NWS FOR THE
US VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO WILL PROBABLY BE UPGRADED
TO A HURRICANE WARNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING
FOLLOWING ANOTHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 3 PM AST WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2001.
2. IT IS CLEAR THAT HURRICANE ROBERTA WILL IMPACT THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.  MEMBERS NEED TO BEGIN TAKING
MITIGATION STEPS TO PREPARE FOR THIS STORM.
3. THIS HURRICANE WILL PROBABLY IMPACT THE US
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS ON THE ISLANDS.
4. ALL USAF MARS STATIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO
ACTIVATE ECOM OPERATIONS IF NEEDED.
5. ALL AVAILABLE USAF MARS STATIONS SHOULD FOCUS
THEIR ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT USAF TRANSCON OPERATIONS.
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE AND COORDINATION OF TRANSCON
VOICE OPERATIONS WILL BE BY AFN3VN.
6. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND
IN EMERGENCIES
7. SGD HARRY MARSTERS, CMSGT, USAF
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC
MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
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