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BRIEFING toHOC KUWAIT
21 March 2003
Introduction
• Purpose of the HOC Brief
• Limitations on material
• Expectations
WEATHER UPDATE
21 March 2003
Satellite
Baghdad
50 / 70
Nicosia
Mosul
39 / 56
Incirlik
< 300’ BKN< 1 SM
< 3,000’ BKN/3 SM 300 BKN/1 SM
3,000’ BKN 3 SM
56 / 80
Camp Doha
VT 200030ZMAR03
KEY
41 / 61
47 / 54 Kandahar
Bagram
37 / 63
46 / 70
King Faisal
40 / 58
Prince Sultan
68 / 90
Mardin37 / 57
DUST
HAZE
HAZE
HAZE
Doha 5-Day
Kuwait City 5-Day ForecastKuwait City 5-Day Forecast
LO / HI °F
CHEMICALDISPERSION
SOLAR/LUNAR(ZULU)
SKY COND AND
WEATHER
VSBY (SM)
WINDS (Kts)
Thermal Crossover20 Mar 0427-0527 1533-163321 Mar 0425-0525 1534-1634
MARCH CLIMATOLOGYAVG MIN TEMP: 55ºF AVG MAX TEMP: 75ºF AVG PRECIP: 0.5”
24 Mar21 Mar
BMNT 0158SR 0250SS 1502EENT 1553MR 2050MS 0620%ILL 67%
AM NE 5-10PM E 5-10
56 / 79
Mostly Clear
22 Mar
BMNT 0157SR 0249SS 1502EENT 1554MR 2154MS 0711%ILL 56%
AM E 5-10PM SE 12-18 G25
58 / 81
AM 2-4 HazePM 4-6 Haze
Partly Cloudy
23 Mar20 Mar
5-6 Haze 4-5 Haze
BMNT 0202SR 0254SS 1500EENT 1551MR 1722MS 0416%ILL 93%
NE 5-10
Mostly Clear
56 / 80
BMNT 0201SR 0252SS 1500EENT 1552MR 1832MS 0454%ILL 86%
Partly Cloudy
57 / 79
N 10-15
BMNT 0200SR 0251SS 1501EENT 1553MR 1942MS 0535%ILL 77%
Partly Cloudy
7
57 / 78
N 10-15
HAZE HAZE
5-6 Haze
HAZE HAZE
MARCH CLIMATOLOGYAVG MIN TEMP: 49ºF AVG MAX TEMP: 73ºF AVG PRECIP: 1.1”
Baghdad 5-Day ForecastBaghdad 5-Day Forecast
LO / HI °F
CHEMICALDISPERSION
WINDS (Kts)
SKY COND AND
WEATHER
VSBY (SM)
% HUMIDITY
22 Mar 24 Mar20 Mar
23 Mar21 Mar
5-6 Haze
AM SW 5-10PM SE 10
45 / 70
15-65
Partly Cloudy
6 Haze
SW 10 G15
50 / 76
15-55
Partly CloudyMostly CloudyPM Showers
AM 4-6 HazePM 1-3 Dust
W 5-12
50 / 69
20-95
50 / 70
20-65
Mostly Cloudy
6 Haze
HAZE
NW 10 G18
7
AM NW 8PM N 10
47 / 67
25-65
Partly Cloudy
HAZE HAZEDUST
Operational Summary • First Coalition casualties. US Marine CH46 crashed.
• Strikes in Baghdad area by sea-launched cruise missiles and Coalition aircraft
• Coalition air strikes in southern Iraq– Struck communications, air defense, and artillery
• Capitulation instructions issued– Via leaflet and broadcast to Iraqi forces
• Iraqi Forces strike Kuwait with missiles– Intercepted/destroyed by Patriots
• Um Qasr Captured. Conflicting media reports. Evidence of fighting in the area.
Operational Summary Graphics
No Coalition Cleared Routes
Significant Recent Humanitarian Assistance Activities
19 March: UNHCR began erecting tents at the refugee camp at Ruwayshid (3230N 03812E). Camp to be ready for limited occupancy of5,000 refugees by 22 March.
SOUTHERN IRAQ HIGHLIGHTS AS OF DTG_____
• Point one
• Point two
• Point 3
• ETC
One slide only
Critical City StatusSouthern Iraq
Al Basrah Not assessed
Al Shatrah Not assessed
Al Nasiriyah
Not assessed
As Sumawah Not assessed
Umm Qasr Not assessed
Az Zubayr Not assessed
Wat
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Fo
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Fu
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Sec
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Critical City Status
Not AssessedAn Najaf
Not AssessedAd Diwaniyah
Not AssessedAl Kut
Not Assessed Al’ Amarah
Central Iraq
Wat
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Fo
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Fu
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Sec
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Not AssessedBaghdad
Critical City StatusNorthern Iraq
Kirkuk Some civilian movement to
outlying villages
Irbil Some civilian movement to
outlying villages
Al Sulaymaniyah
Some civilian movement to
outlying villages
Dahuk Not Assessed
Karbala Commercial centres
closed
Al-Hillah Not Assessed
Wat
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Fo
od
Fu
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Sec
uri
ty
AirportsBasrah Not Secured, Not Assessed
Safwan Not Secured, Not Assessed
Jalibah Not Secured, Not Assessed
Tallil Not Secured, Not Assessed
Qalat Salih Not Secured, Not Assessed
Qalat Sikar Not Secured, Not Assessed
Al-Kut Not Secured, Not Assessed
An Numaniyah Not Secured, Not Assessed
Baghdad Not Secured, Not Assessed
SeaportsUmm Qasr Not Secured, Not Assessed. Predicted that
there will be ability to use port facilities
Southern Ground RoutesHighway 80 Not Secured, Not Assessed
Highway 6 Not Secured, Not Assessed
Highway 7 Not Secured, Not Assessed
Country CorridorsKuwait Not yet open to civilian traffic
Saudi Arabia Not Secured, Not Assessed
Jordan Not Secured, Not Assessed
Syria Not Secured, Not Assessed
Turkey Not Secured, Not Assessed
Iran Not Secured, Not Assessed
Border Crossings
Kuwait Closed
Saudi Arabia Unconfirmed
Jordan Open, with restrictions (Source: Petra News)
Syria TCNs Only
Turkey Closed
Iran Closed
Dislocated Civilians Information
• Confirmed locations of DCs
• Number
• Activity
• Direction of movement
• Actions taken
N/A at this time
DC CAMP Information
• Reported locations of DC Camps
• Number
• Activity
• Direction of movement
N/A at this time
Significant CMO/Civil Developments
• CA teams are being trained in the completion of USAID assessment forms; a mechanism for communicating this information to USAID’s website has been established
• The Jordanian HACC is open (in US Embassy)
• UNIOM intends to establish 5 offices in Iraq. Locations as yet unknown
• Medicines Du Monde establishing presence in Northern Iraq
• Establishing communications and information sharing with HACC Jordan and Turkey
RFI Status
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