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

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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

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Critical City Status

Not AssessedAn Najaf

Not AssessedAd Diwaniyah

Not AssessedAl Kut

Not Assessed Al’ Amarah

Central Iraq

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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

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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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