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USAF MARS ECOM BROADCAST - NR 39

DE AFN1EC NR 040
R 272105Z JUN 01
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TO  ALL USAF MARS STATIONS
INFO AGA3C SCOTT AFB IL
CHIEF ARMY MARS
ARMY AREA COORDINATORS
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MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
SUBJECT: ECOM BDCST 01-39 MARSEX GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01
HURRICANE ROBERTA WEATHER ADVISORY #11
1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS EXTRACTED FROM A
SIMULATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVISORY:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 4:00 PM EDT WED 6/27/01
ROBERTA MOVING FASTER EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL.
AT 4 PM EDT (2000Z) THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED
SOUTH OF THOMAS POINT MD AND FOR THE DELAWARE BAY. TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER POTOMAC TIDAL
BASIN. THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ROBERTA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 40.16 NORTH, LONGITUDE 76.53 WEST, VERY NEAR
HARRISBURG PA. ROBERTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR
28 MPH.  THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 55 MPH. ROBERTA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
EXTRATROPICAL TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 150 MILES MAINLY NORTH OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB 29.38 INCHES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT IN THE DELAWARE BAY. THERE IS THE GOOD POSSIBILITY
OF ISOLATED TORNADOES NEAR THE PATH OF ROBERTA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
5 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE PATH OF ROBERTA. SEE STATEMENTS BEING ISSUED BY LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM EDT THURSDAY,
JUNE 28, 2001. SIMULATED BULLETIN.
2. HURRICANE ROBERTA IS STILL TRACKING TO THE NORTHWEST CAUSING
MONSOON LIKE RAINS IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY RESULTING IN
EXTENSIVE FLOOD DAMAGE ALONG MOST OF ITS PATH.  THE STORM IS
CURRENTLY CROSSING OVER INTO PENNSYLVANIA TOWARDS LAKE ERIE.
DUE TO THE CURRENT STORM TRACK OHIO AND MICHIGAN ARE STILL IN
ITS PATH. ROBERTA IS PREDICTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL WITHIN
THE NEXT 12 HOURS. STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER
POTOMAC TIDAL BASIN.
3. STATIONS IN AFFECTED AREAS OR THE PROJECTED PATH SHOULD
CONTINUE WITH ECOM OPERATIONS ACCORDING TO CURRENT CONDITIONS.
REQUEST EEI REPORTS CONTINUE TO BE SENT TO DOMS.
EEI REPORTS ARE CRITICAL TO DOMS AND FEDERAL RESPONSE AGENCIES ALL
STATIONS
IN AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD PREPARE AND SEND EEI REPORTS. SEE ECOM BDCST
01-35
PARAHRAPHS 3 A AND B FOR EMAIL ADDRESSES. SUPPORT TO LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL RESPONSE AGENCIES SHOULD CONTINUE AS 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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