3-hourly Recons to start today

[PurdueWx80]

We will have near constant measurements w/i Frances until she makes landfall:

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NOUS42 KNHC 011500
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI,FL.
1100 AM EDT WED 01 SEP 2004
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 02/1100Z TO 03/1100Z SEP 2004
TCPOD NUMBER.....04-095

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. HURRICANE FRANCES
FLIGHT ONE FLIGHT TWO
A. 02/1500,1800,2100Z A. 03/0000Z
B. AFXXX 1806A FRANCES B. NOAA9 1906A FRANCES
C. 02/1100Z C. 02/1730Z
D. 24.0N 74.3W D. N/A
E. 02/1430Z TO 02/2130Z E. N/A
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

FLIGHT THREE FLIGHT FOUR
A. 03/0000,0300,0600Z A. 03/0900,1200,1500Z
B. AFXXX 2006A FRANCES B. AFXXX 2106A FRANCES
C. 02/1945Z C. 03/0500Z
D. 24.9N 75.7W D. 25.7N 77.ON
E. 02/2330Z TO 03/0630Z E. 03/0830Z TO 03/1530Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

FLIGHT FIVE
A. 03/1200Z
B. NOAA9 2206A FRANCES
C. 03/0530Z
D. N/A
E. N/A
F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: CONTINUE 3-HRLY FIXES.
G-IV CONTINUES FLYING EVERY 12 HRS.
3. REMARKS: A P-3 WILL FLY A RESEARCH MISSION INTO FRANCES
DEPARTING APPROXIMATELY 02/1500Z.

[KeyLargoDave]

God bless the pilots and all who fly on these missions for us.

[PurdueWx80]

bump - this starts at 11 a.m. EDT...3 hours from then on out.