1.   Unsettled conditions will persist over the Southwest as a slow-moving whirlpool of cool, moist air remains overhead.

2.   Aircraft from the Nimitz remained overhead until the crew of the disabled boat were rescued.

3.   Jets arrived a short while later, and though the guns quieted, they remained overhead.

4.   The jets remained overhead for three hours, said NATO spokesman Capt. Jim Mitchell.

5.   The other helicopter remained overhead while other US aircraft were sent to the area to search for survivors, he said.