ATL: KAREN - Recon Discussion

[drezee]

I need to take a 30 min break...please take over the hdobs

[Dave]

Mission is over. I'll be gone from now until approximately 5 pm tonight. Have several things I must do today to get ready for the missions in the future so we'll need someone to take the next flight out around 1600 UTC (2 pm edt) today. I believe there is also a NOAA 2 plane set to go out at 4 pm also but check the tcpod to be sure. I'll be back as soon as I can be.

Thanks drezee for picking them up this morning and any future ones grab them and go.

[cycloneye]

Here is Thursday's TCPOD for Friday and Saturday. Plenty of missions ahead.

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WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1030 AM EDT THU 03 OCTOBER 2013
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
         VALID 04/1100Z TO 05/1100Z OCTOBER 2013
         TCPOD NUMBER.....13-124

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. TROPICAL STORM KAREN
       FLIGHT ONE -- NOAA 49        FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 70
       A. 04/1200Z                  A. 04/1800Z, 05/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 0612A KAREN         B. NOAA2 0812A KAREN
       C. 04/0530Z                  C. 04/1645Z
       D. NA                        D. 27.0N 88.9W
       E. NA                        E. 04/1730Z TO 05/0000Z     
       F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT       F. SFC TO 15,000FT

       FLIGHT THREE -- N0AA 42      FLIGHT FOUR -- TEAL 71
       A. 04/200OZ                  A. 05/0600Z, 1200Z
       B. NOAA2 0912A KAREN         B. AFXXX 1012A KAREN
       C. 04/1800Z                  C. 05/0400Z
       D. 27.1N 88.9W               D. 28.3N 88.7W
       E. 04/1930Z TO 04/2230Z      E. 05/0530Z TO 05/1200Z
       F. SFC TO 15,000 FT          F. SFC TO 15,000 FT

       FLIGHT FIVE -- NOAA 43
       A. 05/0800Z
       B. NOAA3 1112A KAREN
       C. 05/0600Z
       D. 28.5N 87.5W
       E. 05/0730Z TO 05/1030Z
       F. SFC TO 15,000 FT

    2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: BEGIN 3-HRLY FIXES AT 05/0900Z
       IF SYSTEM STILL A THREAT.



[TheEuropean]

Another mission from Gulfport is now on the way to Karen.

[TheEuropean]

can someone else please take over the hdobs?

[Calin1171]

Amateur lurking here... Can someone either explain these sequences of numbers, or point me towards a website that can help me understand what each column represents?

As is, it is kind of like looking at "The Matrix" to me....

[Dave]

HDOB Reconnaissance Decoding - (Tutorial was created in 2007 but is still the same for 2013)

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=85603

[CrazyC83]

A NOAA plane is on its way too...

[Dave]

I'll take the NOAA2 flight...

[Dave]

To advise the members that there is a thread up with a sticky for the posting of local statements,observations,web cams for the Gulf Coast.

viewtopic.php?f=59&t=115797&p=2349350#p2349350

[MGC]

Looks NW direction based on the fixes.....MGC

[Dave]

Perfect timing for supper....

Mission Over - NOAA 2

[Chris_in_Tampa]

NOAA vortex messages are reporting the sonde pressure in item H in the vortex message and then the extrapolated pressure, if the sonde missed the center, in the remarks section. I just noticed this has occurred in at least one other storm this year as well. Because of that, I will need to adjust my recon system in case this is something that continues. I also need to figure out how I am going to present that as well. (At the very least, I need the vortex in GE to reflect the extrapolated pressure.)

[Hammy]

When is the next mission schduled?

[cycloneye]

When is the next mission schduled?

The next two missions will be in the overnight hours by Air Force and NOAA.

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FLIGHT THREE -- TEAL 73      FLIGHT FOUR --NOAA 43
       A. 04/0600Z, 1200Z           A. 04/0800Z
       B. AFXXX 0512A CYCLONE       B. NOAA3 0612A CYCLONE
       C. 04/0430Z                  C. 04/0600Z
       D. 25.8N 89.3W               D. 25.9N 89.3W
       E. 04/0530Z TO 04/1200Z      E. 04/0730Z TO 04/1130Z
       F. SFC TO 15,000 FT          F. SFC TO 15,000 FT


[Dave]

AF 309's in the air...

I can go until 2:30 - 2:45 pm then I have to leave so will need someone to take over at that point.

[Dave]

Ok I need someone to take over hdobs soon. Dentist appt at 3 pm so unless you want to pay the skip fee I don't have a choice...who knew a month ago we'd have a tropical system today. I have to leave here by 245 pm.

[Dave]

NOAA 2 just took off from Tampa also...

[TheEuropean]

I take over hdobs of both missions for a while.

[TheEuropean]

can someone else please take over both missions?