Recon for TS Edouard

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Post obs here. Will they find a surface trough or a weak LLC. We will see!!!

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Plan of the Day
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000
NOUS42 KNHC 021530
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1130 AM EDT SAT 02 AUGUST 2008
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 03/1100Z TO 04/1100Z AUGUST 2008
TCPOD NUMBER.....08-063

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. SUSPECT AREA --GULF OF MEXICO
FLIGHT ONE TEAL 70 FLIGHT TWO --TEAL 71
A. 03/1800Z A. 04/0600Z-1200Z
B. AFXXX 01BBA INVEST B. AFXXX 0205A CYCLONE
C. 03/1600Z C. 04/0400Z
D. 28.5N 86.5W D. 28.2N 88.0W
E. 03/1700 TO 04/0000Z E. 04/0500 TO 1200Z
F. SFC TO 10,000FT F. SFC TO 10,000FT
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: CONTINUE 6 HRLY FIXES IF SYSTEM
DEVELOPS.

[cycloneye]

Here is the plan of the day for Monday and beyond:

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000
NOUS42 KNHC 031530
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1130 AM EDT SUN 03 AUGUST 2008
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
         VALID 04/1100Z TO 05/1100Z AUGUST 2008
         TCPOD NUMBER.....08-064

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. SUSPECT AREA --GULF OF MEXICO
       FLIGHT ONE  --TEAL 70      FLIGHT TWO  --TEAL 71
       A. 04/1800Z-05/0000Z       A. 05/0600Z-1200Z
       B. AFXXX 0305A CYCLONE     B. AFXXX 0405A CYCLONE
       C. 04/1600Z                C. 05/0400Z
       D. 28.3N 88.3W             D. 29.0N 93.5W
       E. 04/1700 TO 05/0000Z     E. 05/0500 TO 1200Z
       F. SFC TO 10,000FT         F. SFC TO 10,000FT

    2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: CONTINUE 6 HRLY FIXES.


[KWT]

So they are doing 6hr fixes, not surprising given how close this is to land, take off in another hours time.

[Chacor]

Uhm... isn't C takeoff time? 1600 UTC?

[cycloneye]

Plane departs:

000
URNT15 KNHC 031722
AF308 01BBA INVEST HDOB 01 20080803
171330 3024N 08856W 0130 00000 0117 +326 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
171400 3024N 08856W 0130 00000 0117 +338 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
171430 3024N 08856W 0129 00000 0116 +345 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
171500 3024N 08856W 0129 00000 0117 +349 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
171530 3024N 08856W 0130 00000 0117 +342 +000 360000 000 999 999 23
171600 3024N 08856W 0127 00000 0115 +310 +000 114001 000 999 999 26
171630 3025N 08855W 0035 00054 0116 +269 +000 130016 022 999 999 03
171700 3026N 08854W 9825 00265 0126 +248 +000 128019 020 999 999 03
171730 3027N 08853W 9545 00513 0121 +231 +000 115017 019 999 999 03
171800 3027N 08852W 9199 00843 0128 +214 +000 087013 014 999 999 03
171830 3025N 08851W 8845 01188 0137 +201 +000 076016 017 999 999 03
171900 3024N 08850W 8490 01546 0136 +181 +000 076015 016 999 999 03
171930 3023N 08849W 8232 01812 0139 +164 +000 065011 012 999 999 03
172000 3021N 08849W 7947 02112 0140 +152 +000 051012 013 999 999 03
172030 3020N 08848W 7679 02405 0135 +140 +000 050015 015 999 999 03
172100 3018N 08847W 7409 02708 0137 +124 +000 064017 019 999 999 03
172130 3017N 08846W 7193 02955 0134 +110 +000 062019 021 999 999 03
172200 3015N 08845W 6971 03210 0139 +093 +000 057020 021 999 999 03
172230 3013N 08844W 6782 03453 0149 +077 +000 045019 020 999 999 03
172300 3012N 08843W 6696 03556 0157 +065 +000 043020 020 999 999 03
$$

[MiamiensisWx]

I have already posted a separate thread for pertinent discussion regarding the missions and observations - can this thread serve as the sole topic for the actual observations?

Please clarify, Luis - thanks!!!

[cycloneye]

000
URNT11 KNHC 031725
97779 17244 10300 88600 33500 05019 06531 /3193
RMK AF308 01BBA INVEST OB 01

[HURAKAN]

[cycloneye]

URNT15 KNHC 031732
AF308 01BBA INVEST HDOB 02 20080803
172330 3010N 08842W 6697 03555 0157 +065 +000 043019 020 999 999 03
172400 3007N 08841W 6696 03552 0159 +063 +000 046019 019 999 999 03
172430 3005N 08839W 6713 03536 0161 +064 +000 048018 019 999 999 03
172500 3003N 08838W 6703 03549 0163 +064 +000 051019 019 999 999 03
172530 3001N 08837W 6702 03552 9990 +062 +999 052019 019 999 999 05
172600 2959N 08835W 6702 03549 9990 +063 +999 050019 019 999 999 05
172630 2956N 08834W 6703 03552 9990 +065 +999 052019 019 999 999 05
172700 2954N 08833W 6703 03549 9990 +064 +999 055020 020 999 999 05
172730 2952N 08831W 6701 03549 9990 +060 +999 056021 021 999 999 05
172800 2950N 08830W 6705 03547 9990 +062 +999 056021 022 999 999 05
172830 2947N 08829W 6701 03552 9990 +066 +999 050022 023 999 999 05
172900 2945N 08827W 6702 03547 9990 +063 +999 052023 024 999 999 05
172930 2943N 08826W 6703 03549 9990 +060 +999 055025 025 999 999 05
173000 2941N 08825W 6703 03547 9990 +060 +999 052025 026 999 999 05
173030 2939N 08823W 6702 03542 9990 +060 +999 049026 026 999 999 05
173100 2936N 08822W 6701 03546 9990 +061 +999 049024 024 999 999 05
173130 2934N 08821W 6705 03543 9990 +064 +999 049024 024 999 999 05
173200 2932N 08820W 6702 03543 9990 +064 +999 050024 024 999 999 05
173230 2930N 08818W 6702 03542 9990 +064 +999 051024 024 999 999 05
173300 2927N 08817W 6702 03540 9990 +061 +999 048022 023 999 999 05
$$

[HURAKAN]

[cycloneye]

URNT15 KNHC 031742
AF308 01BBA INVEST HDOB 03 20080803
173330 2925N 08816W 6702 03544 9990 +059 +999 055022 022 999 999 05
173400 2923N 08814W 6702 03543 9990 +060 +999 056023 024 999 999 05
173430 2921N 08813W 6701 03543 9990 +060 +999 056024 025 999 999 05
173500 2919N 08812W 6703 03536 9990 +060 +999 056025 025 999 999 05
173530 2916N 08811W 6768 03456 9990 +065 +999 049026 027 999 999 05
173600 2914N 08809W 6942 03242 9990 +080 +999 049026 027 999 999 05
173630 2912N 08808W 6989 03187 9990 +085 +999 054026 027 999 999 05
173700 2910N 08807W 7206 02925 9990 +100 +999 047027 028 999 999 05
173730 2907N 08805W 7423 02677 9990 +111 +999 052023 026 999 999 05
173800 2905N 08804W 7645 02427 9990 +119 +999 071018 019 999 999 05
173830 2903N 08803W 7866 02192 9990 +136 +999 071018 019 999 999 05
173900 2901N 08802W 8087 01953 9990 +150 +999 069016 016 999 999 05
173930 2859N 08801W 8202 01830 9990 +158 +999 067017 017 999 999 05
174000 2857N 08759W 8374 01650 9990 +166 +999 075018 019 999 999 05
174030 2855N 08758W 8553 01471 9990 +175 +999 085019 019 999 999 05
174100 2854N 08757W 8723 01297 9990 +177 +999 095022 023 999 999 05
174130 2852N 08757W 8762 01254 9990 +184 +999 094023 023 999 999 05
174200 2851N 08756W 8746 01269 9990 +185 +999 093023 024 999 999 05
174230 2850N 08755W 8746 01267 9990 +189 +999 095024 027 999 999 05
174300 2848N 08754W 8747 01265 9990 +181 +999 099026 027 999 999 05
$$

[HURAKAN]

[cycloneye]

000
URNT15 KNHC 031752
AF308 01BBA INVEST HDOB 04 20080803
174330 2847N 08753W 8841 01172 9990 +179 +999 103022 023 999 999 05
174400 2846N 08753W 8984 01050 9990 +183 +999 109022 024 999 999 05
174430 2844N 08752W 9123 00904 9990 +197 +999 111024 024 999 999 05
174500 2843N 08751W 9263 00770 9990 +199 +999 110025 026 999 999 05
174530 2842N 08750W 9403 00634 9990 +204 +999 111024 025 999 999 05
174600 2840N 08750W 9540 00502 9990 +207 +999 114023 023 999 999 05
174630 2839N 08749W 9691 00373 9990 +213 +999 122025 026 999 999 05
174700 2838N 08748W 9761 00307 9990 +217 +999 122027 028 030 000 05
174730 2837N 08748W 9774 00292 0109 +217 +180 119028 030 029 003 00
174800 2836N 08747W 9770 00296 0108 +218 +180 122030 031 029 002 00
174830 2834N 08746W 9839 00232 0107 +222 +180 122029 029 030 003 00
174900 2833N 08745W 9879 00195 0105 +225 +180 125030 031 031 002 00
174930 2832N 08745W 9877 00197 0103 +225 +180 129029 030 032 001 00
175000 2831N 08744W 9876 00198 0104 +220 +180 133030 032 031 003 00
175030 2830N 08743W 9876 00197 0104 +219 +180 135031 032 032 001 00
175100 2829N 08743W 9877 00196 0103 +220 +180 136032 033 034 000 00
175130 2827N 08742W 9880 00193 0103 +221 +180 138032 033 033 000 00
175200 2826N 08741W 9876 00196 0103 +220 +180 141031 031 032 002 00
175230 2825N 08741W 9877 00196 0102 +222 +180 146032 032 033 001 00
175300 2824N 08740W 9867 00204 0102 +221 +180 147030 030 032 002 00
$$

[HURAKAN]

[RL3AO]

URNT11 KNHC 031753
97779 17524 10284 87600 02100 14032 22188 /0010
41430
RMK AF308 01BBA INVEST OB 03
SWS = 030KTS



Product: Air Force Tropical RECCO Message (URNT11 KNHC)
Transmitted: 3rd day of the month at 17:53Z
Aircraft: Air Force Aircraft (Last 3 digits of the tail number are 308)
Mission Purpose: Investigate second suspect area (in the North Atlantic basin)
Mission Number: 1
Observation Number: 03

Mandatory Data...

Observation Time: Sunday, 17:52Z
Radar Capability: Yes
Aircraft Altitude: Below 10,000 meters
Coordinates: 28.4N 87.6W
Location: 143 miles (230 km) to the S (189°) from Pensacola, FL, USA.
Turbulence: None
Conditions Along Flight Route: In the clear
Pressure Altitude: 210 meters
Flight Level Wind: From 140° at 32 knots (From the SE at ~ 36.8 mph)
- The above is a spot wind.
- Winds were obtained using doppler radar or inertial systems.
Flight Level Temperature: 22°C
Flight Level Dew Point: 18°C
Weather (within 30 nautical miles): Shower(s) (continuous or intermittent precipitation - from cumuliform clouds)
Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP): 1010 mb (extrapolated)

Optional Data...

Estimated Surface Wind: From 140° at 30 knots (From the SE at ~ 34.5 mph)

Remarks Section:
Surface Wind Speed (likely by SFMR): 30 knots (~ 34.5mph)

[SouthFloridawx]

Which columns are what in the surface obs?

[cycloneye]

Lowest pressure so far=1010.1 mbs

000
URNT15 KNHC 031802
AF308 01BBA INVEST HDOB 05 20080803
175330 2823N 08739W 9878 00194 0102 +224 +180 148030 031 034 001 00
175400 2822N 08739W 9882 00191 0102 +224 +180 152030 031 030 003 00
175430 2821N 08738W 9877 00195 0101 +224 +180 154030 031 031 002 00
175500 2819N 08737W 9879 00194 0102 +223 +180 155028 029 030 003 00
175530 2818N 08737W 9871 00200 0102 +222 +180 154028 029 030 002 00
175600 2817N 08736W 9882 00192 0103 +223 +180 156027 028 030 003 00
175630 2816N 08736W 9878 00195 0104 +222 +180 159026 026 030 001 00
175700 2815N 08735W 9877 00197 0104 +221 +180 160025 026 030 000 03
175730 2814N 08734W 9881 00194 0105 +223 +180 162024 025 028 001 00
175800 2813N 08733W 9873 00202 0106 +224 +180 163023 023 024 003 00
175830 2812N 08732W 9876 00200 0107 +225 +180 162021 021 023 003 00
175900 2811N 08730W 9877 00200 0107 +228 +180 162018 019 019 002 00
175930 2810N 08729W 9877 00200 0107 +233 +180 165016 016 013 003 00
180000 2809N 08728W 9881 00198 0109 +224 +180 168018 018 015 003 00
180030 2808N 08727W 9882 00198 0111 +224 +180 172019 020 016 004 00
180100 2807N 08726W 9876 00205 0112 +220 +180 182022 022 022 002 00
180130 2806N 08725W 9880 00200 0112 +220 +180 180022 023 018 004 00
180200 2805N 08723W 9877 00205 0113 +220 +180 181023 024 022 004 00
180230 2804N 08722W 9881 00201 0114 +217 +180 181028 028 028 002 03
180300 2803N 08721W 9878 00206 0115 +215 +180 181029 030 027 004 00
$$

[HURAKAN]

[RL3AO]

Which columns are what in the surface obs?

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=85603