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USAF MARS ECOM BROADCAST - NR 25

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MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
SUBJECT: ECOM BDCST 01-25 MARSEX GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01
HURRICANE ROBERTA WEATHER ADVISORY #5
1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS EXTRACTED FROM A
SIMULATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVISORY:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 3:00 PM AST THU 6/21/01
HURRICANE ROBERTA IS HEADING TOWARD MAINLAND US.
NOAA/S HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS THAT HURRICANE
ROBERTA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 MPH.
IT REMAINS A VERY POWERFUL CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE.
AT 3 PM AST (2000Z) THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ROBERTA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.90 NORTH, LONGITUDE 66.7  WEST
OR ABOUT 145 MILES (230 KM) NORTH NORTHWEST OF MANITI
PUERTO RICO. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH OR DIRECTION OF
MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
RECONNAISANCE REPORTS INDICATE THAT ROBERTA/S MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND REMAIN NEAR 125MPH (200KMPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 55 MILES (90 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 130 MILES (210 KM) FROM THE CENTER. THE GREATEST
WINDS ARE MAINLY NORTHWEST THROUGH EAST OF THE EYE OF
THE HURRICANE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 952  MB (28.56 INCHES). THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 3 PM AST
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2001. SIMULATED BULLETIN - PERTGEN, NWS
2. ALTHOUGH THE HURRICANE IS NOW ONCE AGAIN OVER OPEN WATER,
STATES ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD SHOULD TAKE NOTE THAT THE
CURRENT PATH AND SPEED OF THE HURRICANE SHOULD BRING THE
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE ROBERTA TO THE MAINLAND WITHIN A
COUPLE DAYS. GULF COAST AND SOUTH EASTERN SEABOARD
STATES SHOULD BEGIN PREPARATIONS TO MITIGATE THE
EFFECTS OF THIS STORM.
3. REGION 2 AND 4 STATIONS ALONG THE COASTS SHOULD
BE PREPARED TO INCREASE ECOM LEVELS AS APPROPRIATE
WITH CURRENT CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL THREAT OF THE
STORM. STATE AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINTORS
SHOULD PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS.
4. OTHER REGIONS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO AUGMENT
TRANSCON OPERATIONS IF THE US COAST IS THREATENED.
5. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND
IN EMERGENCIES
6. SGD HARRY MARSTERS, CMSGT, USAF
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC
MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
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