Recon missions for next weekend's storm to feed models with data

[Snoopie]

The ECMWF is starting to become more amped. We'll see how the next day or so plays out since the AR they're sampling right now will lead to the potential winter storm next weekend.

[cycloneye]

The squadron is all in to the next big one with possible missions in the Gulf and EPAC in the next few days.

REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0300 PM EST MON 26 JANUARY 2026
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
VALID 27/1100Z TO 28/1100Z JANUARY 2026
WSPOD NUMBER.....25-057 AMENDMENT

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS (NO CHANGES)
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.
3. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: POSSIBLE MISSION ALONG TRACK 66 FOR
THE 30/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 74 (NO CHANGES)
A. 28/0000Z
B. AFXXX 16WSE IOP16
C. 27/1800Z
D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
35.0N 125.0W, 35.0N 155.0W, 50.0N 155.0W, AND 50.0N 125.0W
E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 27/2030Z TO 28/0230Z

2. FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 77 (ADDED/CHANGED)
A. 28/0000Z
B. AF309 03WSC IOP16
C. 27/1845Z
D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
40.0N 165.0W, 40.0N 145.0W, 20.0N 145.0W, AND 20.0N 165.0W
E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 27/2030Z TO 28/0230Z

3. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: TWO USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PACIFIC FOR THE 29/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME. (NO CHANGES)
4. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE
30/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME. (NO CHANGES)
5. REMARK: THE TEAL 77 MISSION TASKED IN WSPOD 25-056 FOR THE
27/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME WILL NOT BE FLOWN. (ADDED)

[chaser1]

I'm not seeing any tentative or scheduled missions scheduled for the GOM whatsoever

[cycloneye]

I'm not seeing any tentative or scheduled missions scheduled for the GOM whatsoever

Atlantic requirements section.

ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.
3. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: POSSIBLE MISSION ALONG TRACK 66 FOR
THE 30/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

[cycloneye]

WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0130 PM EST TUE 27 JANUARY 2026
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
VALID 28/1100Z TO 29/1100Z JANUARY 2026
WSPOD NUMBER.....25-058

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: POSSIBLE MISSION ALONG TRACK 66 FOR THE
30/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.
3. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: POSSIBLE MISSIONS ALONG TRACK 65 FOR THE
31/0000Z AND 31/1200Z SYNOPTIC TIMES.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 75
A. 29/0000Z
B. AFXXX 17WSE IOP17
C. 28/1900Z
D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
20.0N 140.0W, 20.0N 160.0W, 45.0N 160.0W, AND 45.0N 140.0W
E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 28/2030Z TO 29/0230Z

[cycloneye]

Plenty of dropsondes today from two planes to feed the models for the next big winter storm.

[Harp.1]

What winter storm?

[cycloneye]

What winter storm?

The one for next weekend.

[cycloneye]

18z GFS and CMC got a few dropsondes data.



https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/data/realtime/

[chaser1]

NOAA plane safely made an emergency "no wheels" landing today. I heard it on my local news but believe that I heard that it occured in the Houston area. There were two people on board and do not think there were any injuries.

Edit for correction-
The plane in question was not a NOAA aircraft. It was in fact a NASA plane