REGIONS IN THAT PART OF
THE WORLD. SO YOU GOT TO
WATCH THOSE TWO. THE WORLD. SO YOU GOT TO
WATCH THOSE TWO.
MEANTIME, AS WE PUSH WATCH THOSE TWO.
MEANTIME, AS WE PUSH
THROUGH THE FINAL DAYS MEANTIME, AS WE PUSH
THROUGH THE FINAL DAYS
BEFORE THE START OF THE THROUGH THE FINAL DAYS
BEFORE THE START OF THE
ATLANTIC HURRICANE BEFORE THE START OF THE
ATLANTIC HURRICANE
SEASON, WE WANTED TO GIVE ATLANTIC HURRICANE
SEASON, WE WANTED TO GIVE
YOU AN INSIDE LOOK ON HOW SEASON, WE WANTED TO GIVE
YOU AN INSIDE LOOK ON HOW
NOAA HUNTS FOR THESE YOU AN INSIDE LOOK ON HOW
NOAA HUNTS FOR THESE
POWERFUL STORMS FROM WELL NOAA HUNTS FOR THESE
POWERFUL STORMS FROM WELL
UP ABOVE. FOX WEATHER POWERFUL STORMS FROM WELL
UP ABOVE. FOX WEATHER
CORRESPONDENT BRANDY UP ABOVE. FOX WEATHER
CORRESPONDENT BRANDY
CAMPBELL IS IN MIAMI WITH CORRESPONDENT BRANDY
CAMPBELL IS IN MIAMI WITH
A FIRST HAND LOOK AT WHAT CAMPBELL IS IN MIAMI WITH
A FIRST HAND LOOK AT WHAT
HAPPENS ON BOARD OF A A FIRST HAND LOOK AT WHAT
HAPPENS ON BOARD OF A
HURRICANE HUNTER HAPPENS ON BOARD OF A
HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT. GOOD MORNING HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT. GOOD MORNING
BRANDY. GOOD MORNING AIRCRAFT. GOOD MORNING
BRANDY. GOOD MORNING
BRITA. GOOD MORNING CRAIG BRANDY. GOOD MORNING
BRITA. GOOD MORNING CRAIG
. NOW, GUYS, BELIEVE IT BRITA. GOOD MORNING CRAIG
. NOW, GUYS, BELIEVE IT
OR NOT, THE HURRICANE . NOW, GUYS, BELIEVE IT
OR NOT, THE HURRICANE
HUNTERS, THEY STARTED OFF OR NOT, THE HURRICANE
HUNTERS, THEY STARTED OFF
AS A BAR ROOM DARE BACK HUNTERS, THEY STARTED OFF
AS A BAR ROOM DARE BACK
IN 1943. THIS WAS BETWEEN AS A BAR ROOM DARE BACK
IN 1943. THIS WAS BETWEEN
TWO ARMY AIR CORPS PILOTS IN 1943. THIS WAS BETWEEN
TWO ARMY AIR CORPS PILOTS
DARING EACH OTHER TO TWO ARMY AIR CORPS PILOTS
DARING EACH OTHER TO
ACTUALLY FLY THROUGH A DARING EACH OTHER TO
ACTUALLY FLY THROUGH A
STORM. WELL, NOW WE’VE ACTUALLY FLY THROUGH A
STORM. WELL, NOW WE’VE
SEEN IT TRANSFORM FORM STORM. WELL, NOW WE’VE
SEEN IT TRANSFORM FORM
TODAY INTO AN OPERATION. SEEN IT TRANSFORM FORM
TODAY INTO AN OPERATION.
GETTING MORE INFORMATION TODAY INTO AN OPERATION.
GETTING MORE INFORMATION
ON THESE STORMS BEFORE GETTING MORE INFORMATION
ON THESE STORMS BEFORE
THEY HIT LAND TO BETTER ON THESE STORMS BEFORE
THEY HIT LAND TO BETTER
WARN PEOPLE. WHILE SOME THEY HIT LAND TO BETTER
WARN PEOPLE. WHILE SOME
OF YOU MAY HAVE RODE OUT WARN PEOPLE. WHILE SOME
OF YOU MAY HAVE RODE OUT
A STORM, COULD YOU OF YOU MAY HAVE RODE OUT
A STORM, COULD YOU
IMAGINE BEING MID-AIR A STORM, COULD YOU
IMAGINE BEING MID-AIR
INSIDE OF ONE FROM DAY TO IMAGINE BEING MID-AIR
INSIDE OF ONE FROM DAY TO
DAY AND FLIGHT TO FLIGHT? INSIDE OF ONE FROM DAY TO
DAY AND FLIGHT TO FLIGHT?
THEY COULD VARY FROM THE DAY AND FLIGHT TO FLIGHT?
THEY COULD VARY FROM THE
WORST RICKETY OLD ROLLER THEY COULD VARY FROM THE
WORST RICKETY OLD ROLLER
COASTER YOU’VE EVER BEEN WORST RICKETY OLD ROLLER
COASTER YOU’VE EVER BEEN
ON, TO JUST LIKE, GOING COASTER YOU’VE EVER BEEN
ON, TO JUST LIKE, GOING
DOWN A SLIGHTLY BUMPY ON, TO JUST LIKE, GOING
DOWN A SLIGHTLY BUMPY
DIRT ROAD. CHRISTOPHER DOWN A SLIGHTLY BUMPY
DIRT ROAD. CHRISTOPHER
WOOD PILOTS THE P-3 DIRT ROAD. CHRISTOPHER
WOOD PILOTS THE P-3
AIRCRAFTS, THIS ONE, WOOD PILOTS THE P-3
AIRCRAFTS, THIS ONE,
NAMED KERMIT, IS ONE OF AIRCRAFTS, THIS ONE,
NAMED KERMIT, IS ONE OF
TWO OPERATED BY NOAA. THE NAMED KERMIT, IS ONE OF
TWO OPERATED BY NOAA. THE
AIR FORCE RESERVE HAS TEN TWO OPERATED BY NOAA. THE
AIR FORCE RESERVE HAS TEN
C-130S AS WELL. THE CHIEF AIR FORCE RESERVE HAS TEN
C-130S AS WELL. THE CHIEF
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE AT C-130S AS WELL. THE CHIEF
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE AT
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE AT
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER COULD SEND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER COULD SEND
MULTIPLE HURRICANE HUNTER CENTER COULD SEND
MULTIPLE HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFTS INTO STORMS TO MULTIPLE HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFTS INTO STORMS TO
GET DATA TO BETTER AIRCRAFTS INTO STORMS TO
GET DATA TO BETTER
FORECAST STORM INTENSITY GET DATA TO BETTER
FORECAST STORM INTENSITY
AND TRACK NOAA ENGINEER FORECAST STORM INTENSITY
AND TRACK NOAA ENGINEER
NICK UNDERWOOD GAVE US A AND TRACK NOAA ENGINEER
NICK UNDERWOOD GAVE US A
TOUR OF THE P-3. IT’S A NICK UNDERWOOD GAVE US A
TOUR OF THE P-3. IT’S A
FLYING RESEARCH TOUR OF THE P-3. IT’S A
FLYING RESEARCH
LABORATORY. WE’VE GOT FLYING RESEARCH
LABORATORY. WE’VE GOT
THREE RADAR SYSTEMS ON LABORATORY. WE’VE GOT
THREE RADAR SYSTEMS ON
BOARD, ONE IN THE NOSE, THREE RADAR SYSTEMS ON
BOARD, ONE IN THE NOSE,
ONE IN THAT EMINEM BOARD, ONE IN THE NOSE,
ONE IN THAT EMINEM
LOOKING FAIRING ON THE ONE IN THAT EMINEM
LOOKING FAIRING ON THE
BOTTOM OF THE PLANE, AND LOOKING FAIRING ON THE
BOTTOM OF THE PLANE, AND
THEN ONE IN THE RADOME BOTTOM OF THE PLANE, AND
THEN ONE IN THE RADOME
STICKING OFF THE BACK, THEN ONE IN THE RADOME
STICKING OFF THE BACK,
FLYING AT ABOUT 10,000FT. STICKING OFF THE BACK,
FLYING AT ABOUT 10,000FT.
A TYPICAL MISSION LASTS FLYING AT ABOUT 10,000FT.
A TYPICAL MISSION LASTS
EIGHT HOURS OR MORE, WITH A TYPICAL MISSION LASTS
EIGHT HOURS OR MORE, WITH
ABOUT 15 CREW MEMBERS. EIGHT HOURS OR MORE, WITH
ABOUT 15 CREW MEMBERS.
THIS STATION IS WHERE ABOUT 15 CREW MEMBERS.
THIS STATION IS WHERE
WE’LL LAUNCH INSTRUMENTS THIS STATION IS WHERE
WE’LL LAUNCH INSTRUMENTS
OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND WE’LL LAUNCH INSTRUMENTS
OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND
SO TYPICALLY AN OPERATOR OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND
SO TYPICALLY AN OPERATOR
LIKE MYSELF WILL SIT HERE SO TYPICALLY AN OPERATOR
LIKE MYSELF WILL SIT HERE
AND AS WE’RE FLYING LIKE MYSELF WILL SIT HERE
AND AS WE’RE FLYING
THROUGH THE STORM, WE’RE AND AS WE’RE FLYING
THROUGH THE STORM, WE’RE
LAUNCHING DROPSONDES, THROUGH THE STORM, WE’RE
LAUNCHING DROPSONDES,
EFFECTIVELY A WEATHER LAUNCHING DROPSONDES,
EFFECTIVELY A WEATHER
BALLOON IN REVERSE. AND EFFECTIVELY A WEATHER
BALLOON IN REVERSE. AND
SO WE’LL DROP THESE OUT BALLOON IN REVERSE. AND
SO WE’LL DROP THESE OUT
OF THE AIRCRAFT. THEY SO WE’LL DROP THESE OUT
OF THE AIRCRAFT. THEY
HAVE A PARACHUTE THAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THEY
HAVE A PARACHUTE THAT
DEPLOYS. AND AS THEY’RE HAVE A PARACHUTE THAT
DEPLOYS. AND AS THEY’RE
FLOATING DOWN, THEY’RE DEPLOYS. AND AS THEY’RE
FLOATING DOWN, THEY’RE
COLLECTING TEMPERATURE, FLOATING DOWN, THEY’RE
COLLECTING TEMPERATURE,
PRESSURE, HUMIDITY, WIND COLLECTING TEMPERATURE,
PRESSURE, HUMIDITY, WIND
SPEED AND WIND DIRECTION. PRESSURE, HUMIDITY, WIND
SPEED AND WIND DIRECTION.
DATA. DATA IS SENT IN SPEED AND WIND DIRECTION.
DATA. DATA IS SENT IN
REAL TIME TO THE NATIONAL DATA. DATA IS SENT IN
REAL TIME TO THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER INTO REAL TIME TO THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER INTO
FORECAST MODELS. WE MADE HURRICANE CENTER INTO
FORECAST MODELS. WE MADE
OUR WAY THROUGH ALL THE FORECAST MODELS. WE MADE
OUR WAY THROUGH ALL THE
WORKSPACES TO THE FLIGHT OUR WAY THROUGH ALL THE
WORKSPACES TO THE FLIGHT
STATION, WHERE THE PILOTS WORKSPACES TO THE FLIGHT
STATION, WHERE THE PILOTS
AND ENGINEER WORK. GOING STATION, WHERE THE PILOTS
AND ENGINEER WORK. GOING
INTO HIS EIGHTH SEASON, I AND ENGINEER WORK. GOING
INTO HIS EIGHTH SEASON, I
HAD TO GET NICK’S TAKE ON INTO HIS EIGHTH SEASON, I
HAD TO GET NICK’S TAKE ON
WHAT THE RIDE IS LIKE. HAD TO GET NICK’S TAKE ON
WHAT THE RIDE IS LIKE.
THERE’S A LOT OF WHAT THE RIDE IS LIKE.
THERE’S A LOT OF
VIBRATION. YOU CAN GET THERE’S A LOT OF
VIBRATION. YOU CAN GET
TOSSED AROUND PRETTY VIBRATION. YOU CAN GET
TOSSED AROUND PRETTY
GOOD. THERE’S WIND AND TOSSED AROUND PRETTY
GOOD. THERE’S WIND AND
RAIN SLAPPING AGAINST ALL GOOD. THERE’S WIND AND
RAIN SLAPPING AGAINST ALL
OF THE WINDOWS. ONCE YOU RAIN SLAPPING AGAINST ALL
OF THE WINDOWS. ONCE YOU
GET IN THE EYE OF THE OF THE WINDOWS. ONCE YOU
GET IN THE EYE OF THE
STORM, IT’S CALM AGAIN, GET IN THE EYE OF THE
STORM, IT’S CALM AGAIN,
SO YOU GET A LITTLE STORM, IT’S CALM AGAIN,
SO YOU GET A LITTLE
REPRIEVE, BUT THEN YOU SO YOU GET A LITTLE
REPRIEVE, BUT THEN YOU
HAVE TO GO RIGHT BACK OUT REPRIEVE, BUT THEN YOU
HAVE TO GO RIGHT BACK OUT
THROUGH THE NASTINESS. HAVE TO GO RIGHT BACK OUT
THROUGH THE NASTINESS.
AND THE SAME GOES FOR THE THROUGH THE NASTINESS.
AND THE SAME GOES FOR THE
CREW OF ABOUT FIVE ON THE AND THE SAME GOES FOR THE
CREW OF ABOUT FIVE ON THE
C-130. OUR PARTNERS AT CREW OF ABOUT FIVE ON THE
C-130. OUR PARTNERS AT
THE AIR FORCE 53RD C-130. OUR PARTNERS AT
THE AIR FORCE 53RD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE THE AIR FORCE 53RD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE
SQUADRON HAVE THEIR WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE
SQUADRON HAVE THEIR
C-130S, AND SO THEY DO A SQUADRON HAVE THEIR
C-130S, AND SO THEY DO A
LOT OF THE SAME MISSION C-130S, AND SO THEY DO A
LOT OF THE SAME MISSION
THAT THIS AIRCRAFT DOES. LOT OF THE SAME MISSION
THAT THIS AIRCRAFT DOES.
WE JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT THAT THIS AIRCRAFT DOES.
WE JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT
MORE RESEARCH CAPABILITY WE JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT
MORE RESEARCH CAPABILITY
THAN THEY DO WITH OUR MORE RESEARCH CAPABILITY
THAN THEY DO WITH OUR
EXTRA RADAR SYSTEMS AND THAN THEY DO WITH OUR
EXTRA RADAR SYSTEMS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. EXTRA RADAR SYSTEMS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
MEANWHILE, NOAA’S G FOUR THINGS LIKE THAT.
MEANWHILE, NOAA’S G FOUR
SOARS UP TO 45,000FT, MEANWHILE, NOAA’S G FOUR
SOARS UP TO 45,000FT,
GOING ABOVE AND AROUND SOARS UP TO 45,000FT,
GOING ABOVE AND AROUND
STORMS, RELEASING DROP GOING ABOVE AND AROUND
STORMS, RELEASING DROP
SIGNS, COLLECTING DETAILS STORMS, RELEASING DROP
SIGNS, COLLECTING DETAILS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN AND SIGNS, COLLECTING DETAILS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN AND
AROUND STORMS. SO WHAT OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN AND
AROUND STORMS. SO WHAT
WOULD HURRICANE SEASON BE AROUND STORMS. SO WHAT
WOULD HURRICANE SEASON BE
LIKE WITHOUT THESE WOULD HURRICANE SEASON BE
LIKE WITHOUT THESE
AIRCRAFTS? PILOT WOOD LIKE WITHOUT THESE
AIRCRAFTS? PILOT WOOD
SAYS DATA FROM THESE AIRCRAFTS? PILOT WOOD
SAYS DATA FROM THESE
FLIGHTS INCREASED SAYS DATA FROM THESE
FLIGHTS INCREASED
FORECASTS BY 10 TO 20. FLIGHTS INCREASED
FORECASTS BY 10 TO 20.
WHEN YOU’RE MAKING THE FORECASTS BY 10 TO 20.
WHEN YOU’RE MAKING THE
DECISIONS, WHETHER YOU’RE WHEN YOU’RE MAKING THE
DECISIONS, WHETHER YOU’RE
GOING TO EVACUATE YOUR DECISIONS, WHETHER YOU’RE
GOING TO EVACUATE YOUR
HOME, IF YOU NEED TO GO GOING TO EVACUATE YOUR
HOME, IF YOU NEED TO GO
AND, YOU KNOW, BUY HOME, IF YOU NEED TO GO
AND, YOU KNOW, BUY
SUPPLIES AND STOCK UP 10 AND, YOU KNOW, BUY
SUPPLIES AND STOCK UP 10
TO 20% IS A REALLY LARGE SUPPLIES AND STOCK UP 10
TO 20% IS A REALLY LARGE
MARGIN, IS REALLY TO 20% IS A REALLY LARGE
MARGIN, IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO MAKE MARGIN, IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO MAKE
THOSE DECISIONS. WITHOUT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO MAKE
THOSE DECISIONS. WITHOUT
THESE AIRCRAFT. WE WOULD THOSE DECISIONS. WITHOUT
THESE AIRCRAFT. WE WOULD
WE WOULD BE MUCH MORE THESE AIRCRAFT. WE WOULD
WE WOULD BE MUCH MORE
UNCERTAIN ON WHAT THE WE WOULD BE MUCH MORE
UNCERTAIN ON WHAT THE
STORMS ARE GOING TO DO. UNCERTAIN ON WHAT THE
STORMS ARE GOING TO DO.
AND THEY CONTINUE TO WORK STORMS ARE GOING TO DO.
AND THEY CONTINUE TO WORK
ON NEW WAYS TO GET BETTER AND THEY CONTINUE TO WORK
ON NEW WAYS TO GET BETTER
DATA. WE HAVE NEW DROP ON NEW WAYS TO GET BETTER
DATA. WE HAVE NEW DROP
ZONES THAT ARE ABLE TO DATA. WE HAVE NEW DROP
ZONES THAT ARE ABLE TO
STAY ALOFT A LITTLE BIT ZONES THAT ARE ABLE TO
STAY ALOFT A LITTLE BIT
LONGER, COLLECT A LITTLE STAY ALOFT A LITTLE BIT
LONGER, COLLECT A LITTLE
BIT MORE DATA. THEY’RE LONGER, COLLECT A LITTLE
BIT MORE DATA. THEY’RE
ACTIVELY WORKING TO TEST BIT MORE DATA. THEY’RE
ACTIVELY WORKING TO TEST
AND DEVELOP A VARIETY OF ACTIVELY WORKING TO TEST
AND DEVELOP A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT DRONES THAT AND DEVELOP A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT DRONES THAT
WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT DIFFERENT DRONES THAT
WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT
INFORMATION IN SOME OF WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT
INFORMATION IN SOME OF
THE BOUNDARY LAYERS THAT INFORMATION IN SOME OF
THE BOUNDARY LAYERS THAT
ARE UNSAFE FOR A MANNED THE BOUNDARY LAYERS THAT
ARE UNSAFE FOR A MANNED
AIRCRAFT TO ACTUALLY FLY. ARE UNSAFE FOR A MANNED
AIRCRAFT TO ACTUALLY FLY.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, WHILE WE AIRCRAFT TO ACTUALLY FLY.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, WHILE WE
ARE EXPECTING AN ACTIVE ALL RIGHT. NOW, WHILE WE
ARE EXPECTING AN ACTIVE
HURRICANE SEASON, YOU ARE EXPECTING AN ACTIVE
HURRICANE SEASON, YOU
KNOW, THIS SUMMER GOING HURRICANE SEASON, YOU
KNOW, THIS SUMMER GOING
INTO THE FALL, THE KNOW, THIS SUMMER GOING
INTO THE FALL, THE
HURRICANE HUNTERS ARE