recon today
Posted by cypresstx on 9/30/2016, 5:14 am
per HRD's blog yesterday  https://noaahrd.wordpress.com/

Friday, Sept. 30, 2016

NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly an Ocean Winds research mission into Matthew. Take off is tentatively scheduled for 11AM Eastern (1500 UTC). from St. Croix.

G-IV: Is scheduled to fly an operationally tasked synoptic surveillance mission into Matthew. Take off is for 1:30PM (1730 UTC) from St. Croix. This flight will recover in MacDill AFB Tampa, FL.

per NHC  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAREPRPD.shtml


000
NOUS42 KNHC 281402
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1000 AM EDT WED 28 SEPTEMBER 2016
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
        VALID 29/1100Z TO 30/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2016
        TCPOD NUMBER.....16-125

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
   1. SUSPECT AREA
      FLIGHT 0NE - NOAA 49             FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 73
      A. 30/0000Z     ,                           A. 29/2330Z, 30/0530Z
      B. NOAA9 0514A CYCLONE          B. AFXXX 0614A CYCLONE
      C. 29/1730Z                                C. 29/2215Z
      D. NA                                          D. 13.8N 69.0W
      E. NA                                          E. 29/2300Z TO 30/0530Z
      F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT             F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

      FLIGHT THREE - TEAL 71
      A. 30/1130Z, 1730Z
      B. AFXXX 0714A CYCLONE
      C. 30/0945Z
      D. 13.5N 71.2W
      E. 30/1100Z TO 30/1730Z
      F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

   2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: CONTINUE 6-HRLY FIXES AND A
      PROBABLE G-IV FLIGHT.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
   1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
   2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE.

$$
JWP
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