MIAMI--The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of public events March 12-17 in St. Maarten, several other Caribbean destinations and Mexico to encourage residents to prepare for the 2012 hurricane season, which begins June 1.
U.S. National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read, Senior Hurricane Specialist Lixion Avila, Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch meteorologist Gladys Rubio and Air Force Reservists of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (WRS), 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base will educate residents of vulnerable communities about hurricane preparedness.
Tours of the Air Force Reserve Command's WC-130J "Hurricane Hunter" will offer an opportunity to learn how scientists collect hurricane information. The "Hunter" will be in St. Maarten at Princess Juliana International Airport on March 16, with tours from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
"We are in an active hurricane era. While 2011 was not as catastrophic as recent seasons, the Caribbean and Latin America still experienced tragic loss of life from flooding caused by hurricanes," said Read. "This tour is an opportunity for us to educate coastal communities about what they need to do to prepare for a hurricane. Preparation will reduce the human and economic toll."
Utilising 10 state-of-the-art WC-130J aircraft, military air crews fly directly into the core of a tropical cyclone to gather critical weather data. The data are sent in real time via satellite from the aircraft directly to the National Hurricane Center for analysis and use by hurricane forecasters.
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