ATL: INVEST 95L - Recon

[tropicwatch]

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REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1100 AM EDT TUE 17 SEPTEMBER 2013
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
         VALID 18/1100Z TO 19/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2013
         TCPOD NUMBER.....13-108

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. SUSPECT AREA (BAY OF CAMPECHE)
       FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 70          FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 71
       A. 18/2000Z                    A. 19/1200Z
       B. AFXXX 01GGA INVEST          B. AFXXX 0211A CYCLONE
       C. 18/1700Z                    C. 19/0830Z
       D. 20.0N 91.5W                 D. 20.5N 94.0W
       E. 18/1630Z TO 18/2100Z        E. 19/1130Z TO 19/1530Z
       F. SURFACE TO 10,000 FT        F. SURFACE TO 10,000 FT

    2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK:  CONTINUE 12 HOURLIES WHILE SYSTEM
       REMAINS A THREAT.

    3. REMARKS:
       A. RESEARCH:  GLOBAL HAWK NA872 TO FLY HUMBERTO WEDNESDAY WITH
          A TAKEOFF OF 19/1100Z. 66 DROPS PLANNED.

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

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[cycloneye]

Todays recon is on as no remarks to the contrary is added on Wednesday's TCPOD.

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REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1115 AM EDT WED 18 SEPTEMBER 2013
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
         VALID 19/1100Z TO 20/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2013
         TCPOD NUMBER.....13-109

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. SUSPECT AREA (GULF OF MEXICO)
       FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 70          FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 71
       A. 19/1800Z                    A. 20/1200Z
       B. AFXXX 01GGA INVEST          B. AFXXX 0211A CYCLONE
       C. 19/1530Z                    C. 20/0930Z
       D. 22.0N 94.3W                 D. 23.0N 96.0W
       E. 19/1730Z TO 19/2100Z        E. 20/1130Z TO 20/1530Z
       F. SURFACE TO 10,000 FT        F. SURFACE TO 10,000 FT

    2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK:  CONTINUE 12 HOURLIES IF SYSTEM
       IS A THREAT.

    3. REMARKS: RESEARCH
       NA872 TO FLY DEPARTING 19/1100Z, 68 DROPS PLANNED
       AREA BOUNDED BY 27N 88W, 27N 96.5W, 20N 96W, AND 20N 90.5W
       ON STATION 10 HOURS.

    4. SUSSEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: NA871 TO AREA ETD 20/1400Z, NO DROPS.


[cycloneye]

They just added a new remark cancelling todays mission.

5. ADDED: MISSIONS TASKED FROM TCPOD WERE CANX BY NHC AT 18/13Z

[cycloneye]

Recon for Thursday was canceled.

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REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1115 AM EDT THU 19 SEPTEMBER 2013
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
         VALID 20/1100Z TO 21/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2013
         TCPOD NUMBER.....13-110

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. SUSPECT AREA (GULF OF MEXICO)
       FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 71 (AMENDED FROM TCPOD 13-109)       
       A. 20/1300Z           (VICE 1200Z)       
       B. AFXXX 01GGA INVEST (NOW AN INVEST)       
       C. 20/1030Z                   
       D. 22.5N 96.5W                 
       E. 20/1230Z TO 20/1600Z       
       F. SURFACE TO 10,000 FT       

       FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 72          FLIGHT THREE -- TEAL 73
       A. 21/0000Z                    A. 21/1200Z
       B. AFXXX 0211A CYCLONE         B. AFXXX 0311A CYCLONE
       C. 20/2115Z                    C. 21/0900Z
       D. 23.2N 97.0W                 D. 24.0N 97.5W
       E. 20/2330Z TO 21/0330Z        E. 21/1130Z TO 21/1530Z
       F. SURFACE TO 10,000 FT        F. SURFACE TO 10,000 FT

    2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK:  CONTINUE 12 HOURLIES IF SYSTEM
       IS A THREAT.

    3. REMARKS:
       A. RESEARCH NA871 TO FLY SUSPECT AREA DEPARTING 20/1400Z, NO
          DROPS, INTO AREA BOUNDED BY 27.0N 88.0W, 27.0N 96.5W,
          20.0N 96.0W, AND 20.0N 90.5W.
       B. RESEARCH OUTLOOK: NA872 TO FLY SUSPECT AREA ETD 21/1400Z,
          68 DROPS.
       C. ORIGINAL INVEST MISSION TASKED FROM TCPOD 13-109 WAS CANX
          BY NHC AT 19/1400Z.

[Chris_in_Tampa]

The NASA Global Hawk mission into 95L has completed, dropping 88 sondes:

Sonde data: http://www.tropicalatlantic.com/recon/r ... uct=UZNT13

The Google Earth file I used to create the above is not available yet. (The Google Earth file did not have clickable sondes yet, I just wanted to create the track data from connecting the sondes. Actually, clicking the sondes crashed Google Earth, so I can't make the file available as it is far from being complete.) The data is not generated in real time on my site yet. (Next year.) I manually added the Global Hawk obs to my site and created the image offline from an early version of next year's recon system. My current recon system cannot process Global Hawk sondes yet.

Update: "During this mission to the Gulf of Mexico, 88 sondes were deployed, which is a new record and the maximum capacity of the dispenser."
From: https://espo.nasa.gov/missions/hs3/flig ... -_09_20_13