ATL Tropical Storm Kyle: Recon Discussion

[HURAKAN]

Will the RECON plane depart from St. Croix? If so, they would be right there in the storm itself!

[cycloneye]

If the plane departs at 11 AM,it means it is or at Biloxi,Keesler or Homestead bases.I thought there was a plane in ST Croix.

[cycloneye]

Plan of the day for monday and beyond.

NOUS42 KNHC 211500
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1100 AM EDT SUN 21 SEPTEMBER 2008
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 22/1100Z TO 23/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2008
TCPOD NUMBER.....08-113

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. SUSPECT AREA NEAR PUERTO RICO
FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 70
A. 22/1800Z
B. AFXXX 02FFA INVEST
C. 22/1700Z
D. 20.5N 67.5W
E. 22/1700Z TO 23/0000Z
F. SFC - 10,000 FT

2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: CONTINUE DAILY
FIXES AT 23/1800Z IF SYSTEM REMAINS A THREAT.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAREPRPD.shtml?

After todays mission,the plane stays in ST Croix as you can see,it departs at 1:00 PM EDT tommorow instead of 11 AM.

[Frank2]

They're probably making the trip from Keesler before spending the overnight in Antigua, so, not for today's flight but perhaps for tomorrow's POD...

Frank

[HURAKAN]

Plane left Homestead. Now we now!

[RL3AO]

Took off from Homestead

[cycloneye]

That 999 is flagged.

http://tropicalatlantic.com/recon/URNT15/KNHC/

[El Nino]

W and SW winds ? I'd be surprised if there is no LLC !

[bvigal]

Is the plane going to stay in St. Croix? (thought I read earlier something said about Antigua?)
How much flight time do they have left - I know it took a while to get down here!
They need to go more west. I think it's near enough to PR coast, the mountains are hampering it.

[Thunder44]

W and SW winds ? I'd be surprised if there is no LLC !

There may not be a well-defined LLC. They haven't sent out a VDM yet.

[bvigal]

Plot this spot on your google Jobos Reserve, 17.956 N 66.239 W
reporting E wind at 2:45pm
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=JOXP4

[cycloneye]

Plane decends to operational altitud.

[cycloneye]

There are a few west winds in that last set.

[CrazyC83]

Possible center at 18.0N 70.0W but it may not be well-defined.

[HenkL]

Possible center at 18.0N 70.0W but it may not be well-defined.

I don't think so. Just light and variable winds over there. And SE winds south of there.

[CrazyC83]

Major problems with transmission of data from recon it appears.

[HURAKAN]

Yep, last transmission was an hour and a half ago.

[CrazyC83]

I'll keep watching. I wonder if they will cancel the flight?

[HenkL]

Anyway NOAA42 will depart from Mac Dill AFB in about an hour (mission 04FFA).

[cycloneye]

The only theory about the lack of data may be that the center is overland and they dont fly to get data overland.Anyway,a NOAA plane is ready to takeoff.

FLIGHT TWO -- NOAA 42
A. RESEARCH
B. NOAA2 04FFA WAVE
C. 23/2000Z
D. NA
E. NA
F. SFC TO 8,000 FT