The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour kicks off on Tuesday in the Florida Keys.

The tour includes the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command WC-130J “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft and a chance to meet the brave men and women who fly it, and members of the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service staff.

NHC director Michael Brennan, NHC warning coordination meteorologist Robbie Berg, NOAA Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Jose Alamo, and NHC meteorologist Sandy Delgado are expected to be in attendance.

NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center flight director Kerri Englert, and NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations aircraft acquisition deputy director LCDR David Keith are also involved in the tour.

The public tours are from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport at 9400 Overseas Highway in Marathon.

The next stops are on Wednesday at the Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport in Roatan, Honduras; on Thursday at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport in Belize City, Belize; and on Friday at the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in Isla Grande, Puerto Rico.

There will be more stops on May 4 in Sarasota, Fla.; on May 5 in Mobile, Ala.; and on May 6 at Lake Charles, La. The hurricane season begins June 1.

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