BRIEFING to HOC KUWAIT

1. BRIEFING toHOC KUWAIT 21 March 2003

2. Introduction • Purpose of the HOC Brief • Limitations on material • Expectations

3. WEATHER UPDATE 21 March 2003

4. VT 200030ZMAR03 FOG FOG FOG DUST DUST HAZE HAZE HAZE HAZE FOG FOG FOG  3,000’ BKN  3 SM < 3,000’ BKN/3 SM  300 BKN/1 SM < 300’ BKN < 1 SM Satellite Mardin Incirlik 37 /57 41/ 61 Mosul Bagram Nicosia 39/56 Baghdad 37 /63 47/54 Kandahar 50 / 70 King Faisal Camp Doha 46 / 70 40 / 58 56 /80 Prince Sultan 68 /90 ICONS Copy & Paste DO MOVE/MODIFY! KEY

5. Doha 5-Day FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG HAZE HAZE HAZE HAZE HAZE Kuwait City 5-Day Forecast 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar SKY COND AND WEATHER Mostly Clear Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Clear Partly Cloudy AM 2-4 Haze PM 4-6 Haze VSBY (SM) 7 5-6 Haze 5-6 Haze 4-5 Haze 56 /80 57 /79 57 /78 56 /79 58 /81 LO / HI °F AM NE 5-10 PM E 5-10 AM E 5-10 PM SE 12-18 G25 WINDS (Kts) NE 5-10 N 10-15 N 10-15 CHEMICAL DISPERSION BMNT 0202 SR 0254 SS 1500 EENT 1551 MR 1722 MS 0416 %ILL 93% BMNT 0201 SR 0252 SS 1500 EENT 1552 MR 1832 MS 0454 %ILL 86% BMNT 0200 SR 0251 SS 1501 EENT 1553 MR 1942 MS 0535 %ILL 77% BMNT 0158 SR 0250 SS 1502 EENT 1553 MR 2050 MS 0620 %ILL 67% BMNT 0157 SR 0249 SS 1502 EENT 1554 MR 2154 MS 0711 %ILL 56% SOLAR /LUNAR (ZULU) Thermal Crossover 20 Mar 0427-0527 1533-1633 21 Mar 0425-0525 1534-1634 MARCH CLIMATOLOGY AVG MIN TEMP: 55ºF AVG MAX TEMP: 75ºFAVG PRECIP: 0.5” ICONS Copy & Paste DO MOVE/MODIFY!

6. FOG FOG DUST DUST FOG FOG FOG HAZE HAZE HAZE HAZE Baghdad 5-Day Forecast 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar SKY COND AND WEATHER Mostly Cloudy PM Showers Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy AM 4-6 Haze PM 1-3 Dust VSBY (SM) 7 5-6 Haze 6 Haze 6 Haze 50/70 47/67 45/70 50/76 50/69 LO / HI °F % HUMIDITY 20-65 25-65 15-65 15-55 20-95 AM NW 8 PM N 10 AM SW 5-10 PM SE 10 WINDS (Kts) NW 10 G18 SW 10 G15 W 5-12 CHEMICAL DISPERSION MARCH CLIMATOLOGY AVG MIN TEMP: 49ºF AVG MAX TEMP: 73ºFAVG PRECIP: 1.1” ICONS Copy & Paste DO MOVE/MODIFY!

7. 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.

8. Operational Summary Graphics No Coalition Cleared Routes

9. 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 of • 5,000 refugees by 22 March.

10. SOUTHERN IRAQ HIGHLIGHTS AS OF DTG_____ • Point one • Point two • Point 3 • ETC • One slide only

11. Critical City Status Water Security Food Fuel

12. Baghdad Not Assessed Critical City Status Central Iraq Water Security Food Fuel An Najaf Not Assessed Al’ Amarah Not Assessed Al Kut Not Assessed Ad Diwaniyah Not Assessed

13. Critical City Status Water Security Food Fuel

17. Dislocated Civilians Information • Confirmed locations of DCs • Number • Activity • Direction of movement • Actions taken • N/A at this time

18. DC CAMP Information • Reported locations of DC Camps • Number • Activity • Direction of movement • N/A at this time

19. 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

20. RFI Status

21. Questions ?