During the summer of 2004, the International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation (ICARTT) coordinated a major campaign to study air pollution transport and its chemical transformation, to evaluate air quality forecast models, and to investigate direct and indirect cloud radiative effects. One of the major geographical focus areas for this project was the New England coastal zone and the Gulf of Maine. The NOAA Research Vessel(R/V) Ronald H. Brown was one of the primary surface-based measurement platforms stationed in this region and frequently operated in tandem with several NOAA and NASA research aircraft that provided airborne measurements. A team of Plymouth State University faculty/students provided detailed planning forecasts and products used throughout the campaign for optimizing platform placements in this region. This paper will outline the details and results of this support.