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USAF MARS ECOM BROADCAST - NR 32

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MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
SUBJECT: ECOM BDCST 01-32 MARSEX GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01
HURRICANE ROBERTA WEATHER ADVISORY #09
1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS EXTRACTED FROM A
SIMULATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVISORY:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 4:00 PM EDT MON 6/25/01
HURRICANE ROBERTA WREAKING HAVOC ALONG THE OUTER BANKS OF
NORTH CAROLINA. AT 4 PM (2000Z) THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS
BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA INCLUDING
THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA. HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FROM NORTH OF CAPE ROMAIN SOUTH CAROLINA TO CHINCOTEAGUE
VIRGINIA INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. AT 4 PM
(2000Z) A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM
NORTH OF CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO WATCH HILL RHODE ISLAND
INCLUDING THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
IS ISSUED NORTHWARD FROM JUST EAST OF WATCH HILL TO THE
MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MAY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD TONIGHT. THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
ROBERTA WAS LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 36.60 NORTH,
LONGITUDE 75.90 WEST, OR 40 MILES SOUTH OF ELIZABETH CITY NC.
ROBERTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE CENTER OF ROBERTA OVER
SOUTHEAST VIRGINA TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN
125 MPH AND SOME WEAKENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
AS ROBERTA INTERACTS WITH LAND. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES. LATEST RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 949 MB 28.47 INCHES.
SMALL CRAFT FROM CAPE ROMAIN SC TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT. HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS
OF THE U.S.EAST COAST. SEE STATEMENTS BEING ISSUED BY LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING
OF 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE
EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES ALONG THE PATH OF ROBERTA.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF ROBERTA. THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 4 PM EDT TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2001. SIMULATED BULLETIN
2. HURRICANE ROBERTA, A LEVEL 4 HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL
LEAVING POWER AND UNTILITIES DIRUPTED AND FLOODING ALONG THE
COASTAL PLAIN. THE STATES OF MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE,
AND NEW JERSEY IN THE PATH OF HURRICANE ROBERTA. ALL REGION 3
STATES ARE CURRENTLY IN ALERT STATUS. ALL STATIONS IN REGION 4
SHOULD STANDBY TO ASSIST THOSE STATES NOW IN THE DIRECT PATH
OF THE HURRICANE. STATIONS OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE AFFECTED
AREA SHOULD BE ON STANDBY TO RECEIVE/RELAY
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC.
3. AN ALERT NOTIFICATION FOR REGIONS 1 & 2 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
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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