From the National Weather Service:
Tropical Storm Isaac is currently just off the coast of northeastern Cuba, moving toward the northwest at 20 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph and strengthening is forecast over the next 48 hours, with Isaac expected to be at or near hurricane strength as it reaches the Florida Keys late Sunday. Hurricane & Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings are in effect for much of the Florida coast.

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These aircraft feature on-board instrumentation such as radars, fixed probes to measure cloud and aerosol particles, expendable probes to measure wind speed temperature and pressure, as well as instruments that are able to remotely determine wave height and sea surface temperature.

The first mission of the The National Hurricane Center’s high altitude Gulfstream IV jet will be flying into a tropical storm so that all the above-mentioned tools (radars, fixed probes, expendable probes etc…) can send back data. Improving the model of of a storm’s trajectory will help predict the location and intensity of winds, surf conditions, and weather.

Links to the Hurricane Research Division’s Twitter feed with details of the flights flown by NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center is below: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/

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