ATL: ISAAC - Recon Discussion

[KWT]

Best looking wind field I've seen yet with this system, winds being found above 50kts in the NE quadrant.

[Chris_in_Tampa]

I've only posted a few obs, someone can take over anytime. I'm working on something else and can't post often.

[brunota2003]

NOAA42 in Isaac at sunrise:


https://twitter.com/NOAA_HurrHunter/sta ... 04/photo/1

[pgoss11]

Awesome pic!

[brunota2003]

Another taken yesterday of the flight director's (meteorologist) station aboard NOAA42:


https://twitter.com/NOAA_HurrHunter/sta ... 01/photo/1

[Portastorm]

Yeah ... that is pretty cool stuff!

Nice images and thanks for sharing.

[cycloneye]

Wow,impressive pics. What the new times have brought that now they can send tweets about the progress of the missions.

[brunota2003]

They have a couple images of the radar from yesterday on their twitter page, too...and they said more pics are to come later!

[tolakram]

Chris, your images are putting the rest of us to shame. The visible overlay with the slight touch of colored IR is one of the best I've seen.

[Chris_in_Tampa]

I try to use the NRL visible imagery from the KML link in left col here:
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/TC.html
For big images.

Closeup, I use the floater imagery that I have to position each time the floater moves:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters.html

With visible and AVN and sometimes something else. Add the AVN on top with a very light alpha. Add in NHC track, maybe some past points.

If I have alpha on visible too, I use a NASA image background I created:
http://www.tropicalatlantic.com/models/ ... m_NASA.kmz

[brunota2003]

Look at the rain rate on those 56 SFMR readings...28! Definitely rain inflated...looks closer to 48 knots or so, I think 50 knots is a good match.

[tropicwatch]

Shouldn't the next mission have taken off already or about to?

[tolakram]

18Z, would be 2PM EDT

[LCfromFL]

Panama - The Teal73 flight should be enroute and should be there in about 30 mins (if I'm reading this right)

000
NOUS42 KNHC 231503
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1100 AM EDT THU 23 AUGUST 2012
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 24/1100Z TO 25/1100Z AUGUST 2012
TCPOD NUMBER.....12-096

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
FLIGHT ONE --TEAL 73 FLIGHT TWO --NOAA 49--
A. 24/1800Z,25/0000Z A. 25/0000Z
B. AFXXX 1209A ISAAC B. NOAA9 1309A ISAAC
C. 24/1630Z C. 24/1730Z
D. 17.5N 71.2W D. NA
E. 24/1730Z TO 25/0000Z E. NA
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

FLIGHT THREE --TEAL 71-- FLIGHT FOUR --NOAA 49--
A. 25/0600Z,1200Z A. 25/1200Z
B. AFXXX 1409A ISAAC B. NOAA9 1509A ISAAC
C. 25/0400Z C. 25/0530Z
D. 18.6N 73.5W D. NA
E. 25/0530Z TO 25/1200Z E. NA
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: CONTINUE 6-HRLY FIXES. A G-IV
MISSION DEPARTING 25/1730Z AND 26/0530Z.

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

$$
JWP

[x-y-no]

Takeoff for Teal73 was supposed to be 12:30 edt - but no HDOBs yet.

Usually they start sending right at takeoff, but sometimes they're late starting.

[Dave]

AF 300 JUST TOOK OFF...

I love CAPS...sheesh! Any volunteers for graphics be my guest.

[artist]

AF 300 JUST TOOK OFF...

I love CAPS...sheesh! Any volunteers for graphics be my guest.

give me 30 and I can then pick them up for a couple of hours.

[Dave]

AF 300 JUST TOOK OFF...

I love CAPS...sheesh! Any volunteers for graphics be my guest.

give me 30 and I can then pick them up for a couple of hours.

Ok I'll pick up a few enroute pics.

[Dave]

Descending to operational altitude

[senorpepr]

Buoy drop on Sunday!