1.   A U.S. Air Force hurricane hunter plane flew into Marco to gauge its intensity.

2.   Forecasters planned to send a hurricane hunter plane into the storm this morning to gather data for a longer-range forecast.

3.   Meteorologists prepared Thursday to take a hurricane hunter plane out over the Atlantic to get the first good look at Tropical Storm Erika.

4.   Reports from a U.S. Air Force hurricane hunter plane indicated Roxanne was strengthening as it bore down on the Yucatan coast.

5.   Reports from a U.S. Air Force hurricane hunter plane indicated Roxanne was strengthening as the hurricane bore down on the Yucatan coast.

6.   The first hurricane hunter plane will fly into the storm around dawn Saturday to get more precise data than available from a weather satellite, Avila said.