ATL: GABRIELLE - Recon Discussion

[Chris_in_Tampa]

NOAA3 is flying a box pattern as described on Twitter (https://twitter.com/HRD_AOML_NOAA):

"#NOAA43 aircraft: Flying a box pattern around some convection. Our radar will capture the growing structure of these systems."



HRD blog (http://noaahrd.wordpress.com/2013/09/07 ... s-morning/):

"NOAA43 will fly an inner-core pattern to gather Tail Doppler Radar data as outlined in our experiment plan."



NOAA2 Planned Pattern:





NOAA9 G-IV Planned Pattern:





Part of HWRF Model Evaluation missions into Tropical Disturbance Gabrielle:



http://noaahrd.wordpress.com/
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Storm_page ... ssion.html

[Chris_in_Tampa]

"#NOAA43 completed box survey pattern of a vigorous convective system. Heading west to clear air for low-level survey of the boundary layer.

11:47 AM - 7 Sep 13"

https://twitter.com/HRD_AOML_NOAA

[Dave]

OPERATIONS

Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013

G-IV: Is flying the Tropical Cyclogenesis Experiment flight mission. They took off around 1400 UTC (10AM Eastern) from St Croix and will recover back in St. Croix seven hours later. The G-IV will fly the remnants of Gabrielle. No HRD scientists are on this flight.

NOAA42: Is flying the Tropical Cyclogenesis Experiment in the remnants of Gabrielle. Three HRD scientists are on this flight. They took off ~1500 UTC (11AM Eastern) from St. Croix and will recover back in St. Croix eight hours later. NOAA42 is flying a square spiral pattern.

NOAA43: Is flying the Tropical Cyclogenesis Experiment in the remnants of Gabrielle. Three HRD scientists are on this flight. They took off ~1500 UTC (11AM Eastern) from St. Croix and will recover back in St. Croix eight hours later. NOAA43 is flying various module patterns.

Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013

G-IV: Is tentatively scheduled to fly the Tropical Cyclogenesis Experiment flight mission. They will take off at 1400 UTC (10AM Eastern) from St Croix and recover back in St. Croix. The G-IV will fly the remnants of Gabrielle. No HRD scientist are on this flight.

NOAA42: Is tentatively scheduled to fly the Tropical Cyclogenesis Experiment in the remnants of Gabrielle. Three HRD scientists will be on this flight. The plan is to take off ~1400 UTC (10AM Eastern) from St. Croix and recover back in St. Croix. NOAA42 will fly a square spiral pattern.

NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly the NESDIS Ocean Winds and Rain Experiment in the remnants of Gabrielle. Three HRD scientists will be on this flight. The plan is to take take off ~1400 UTC (10AM Eastern) from St. Croix and recover back in St. Croix. NOAA43 will fly a figure four pattern.

http://noaahrd.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/hurricane-field-program-update-saturday-sept-7-2013-304-pm-eastern/

[Dave]

Someone else can take it for awhile, I'm going to fix something to eat! I'd stay on NOAA 2 at this point. NOAA 3 is in clear air now and NOAA 9's working a dropsonde pattern. Haven't seen the AF flight out there yet but not sure where they'd fly if they were...skies are slightly crowded today but someone might watch for them anyway. I'll grab one more NOAA 2 hdobs then I'm out.

[cycloneye]

Air Force plane is flying.

URNT15 KNHC 071951
AF304 0407A GABRIELLE HDOB 06 20130907
194400 1832N 06707W 3926 07717 0401 -171 -181 232008 009 /// /// 03
194430 1835N 06707W 3924 07719 0401 -170 -184 218007 009 /// /// 03
194500 1837N 06708W 3926 07716 0400 -171 -183 206006 007 /// /// 03
194530 1839N 06708W 3923 07722 0400 -175 -177 198002 007 /// /// 03
194600 1842N 06709W 3926 07713 0398 -174 -175 178006 009 /// /// 03
194630 1844N 06709W 3928 07710 0397 -174 -178 200007 009 /// /// 03
194700 1847N 06710W 3926 07710 0393 -175 -175 217007 008 /// /// 05
194730 1849N 06710W 3924 07711 0392 -174 //// 272007 010 /// /// 05
194800 1851N 06711W 3927 07710 0395 -173 -181 284012 012 /// /// 03
194830 1854N 06711W 4010 07554 0389 -164 -175 284011 012 /// /// 03
194900 1856N 06712W 4120 07352 0377 -152 -158 282012 013 /// /// 03
194930 1859N 06712W 4255 07106 0362 -135 -147 298012 013 /// /// 03
195000 1901N 06713W 4401 06849 0346 -121 -130 304010 013 /// /// 03
195030 1903N 06713W 4551 06588 0328 -107 -110 296009 009 /// /// 03
195100 1905N 06714W 4646 06422 0311 -100 -103 285009 009 /// /// 03
195130 1908N 06714W 4657 06401 0308 -100 -103 284009 009 /// /// 03
195200 1910N 06714W 4652 06408 0307 -097 -107 304009 010 /// /// 03
195230 1912N 06716W 4659 06397 0306 -095 -107 300010 010 /// /// 03
195300 1914N 06717W 4655 06403 0304 -097 -108 290011 011 /// /// 03
195330 1915N 06719W 4659 06393 0303 -096 -107 303014 015 /// /// 03

[cycloneye]

More missions for ex Gabrielle.

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REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1200 AM EDT SUN 08 SEPTEMBER 2013
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
         VALID 09/1100Z TO 10/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2013
         TCPOD NUMBER.....13-099

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. REMNANTS OF GABRIELLE
       FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 70        FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 71
       A. 09/2000Z                  A. 10/0600Z         
       B. AFXXX 0507A GABRIELLE     B. AFXXX 0607A GABRIELLE     
       C. 09/1500Z                  C. 10/0100Z         
       D. 28.0N 65.3W               D. 30.0N 64.5W           
       E. 09/1930Z TO 09/2330Z      E. 10/0530Z TO 10/0930Z   
       F. SFC TO 15,000 FT          F. SFC TO 15,000 FT     

    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: 12 HOURLIES WHILE SYSTEM REMAINS
       A THREAT TO BERMUDA.

    3. REMARKS:
       A: ONE NOAA P3 AIRCRAFT WILL FLY A RESEARCH MISSION NEAR
          REMNANTS OF GABRIELLE, DEPARTING TISX 08/1600Z.
       B: POSSIBLE GLOBAL HAWK RESEARCH MISSION ON 10 SEP.


[Chris_in_Tampa]

Posting something here that I posted on my Facebook page.

The AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to depart today at 12:30pm EDT (16:30Z) from Keesler AFB in Mississippi and are scheduled to be on station at 4:30pm EDT (20:30Z) for a scheduled center fix at 5pm EDT (21Z) in the remnants of Gabrielle. Another mission is scheduled for Monday afternoon with another mission departing late Monday night, all if necessary, with 12 hour subsequent fixes as long as the system remains a threat to Bermuda.

All of today's research missions into the remnants of Gabrielle (being tracked as 92L) will not take place. The NASA GlobalHawk aircraft had mechanical issues and its mission has been postponed a day. NOAA3, one of NOAA's P-3's, was to have flown in coordination with the GlobalHawk unmanned aerial vehicle and is therefore also postponed until tomorrow. Missions from NOAA's other P-3 and G-IV aircraft, which were to participate in a genesis research flight experiment, have been canceled and those aircraft will return back to MacDill AFB in Tampa this afternoon.

http://noaahrd.wordpress.com/2013/09/08 ... m-eastern/

[galaxy401]

When does recon fly again today?

[cycloneye]

When does recon fly again today?

Departs at 11:30 AM EDT.

[cycloneye]

Plane is decending to operational altitude. Let's see how strong are the winds.

[cycloneye]

Who wants to continue posting the HOBS?

[HenkL]

I'll take over for a while.

[Dave]

Thanks Henk for taking over today. I got hit with a major vertigo attack early this morning and it took me down all day. First one since 2006! Anyway, I'll be ready to go for the 93L missions at least parts of them. Got medicine today in case they hit again in the future, I wouldn't wish that thing on anyone!