ATL: NICOLE - Recon - Discussion

[Gums]

Salute!

Not sure, but those times seem to be early Monday morning versus late Sunday. Will try Flight Radar trcking to see if there's a Teal plane headed to Puerto Rico or south FLorida.

Gums sends...

UPDATE: sure enuf, a Teal has taken off from Biloxi about an hour ago and is in the Gulf headed east. For tracking it's Teal09 WC-130 type

[MetroMike]

Yes NHC text was issued Sat for flight today.

[cycloneye]

That flight is a training mission.

[cycloneye]

There are going to be seven missions starting on Monday morning. See the Sunday TCPOD at the main 98L Recon Thread

[Gums]

Salute!

Thanks, cyclone... not as close to the flight schedule as you.

Suspect an earlier flight than what's posted.

Gums sends...

[cycloneye]

Salute!

Thanks, cyclone... not as close to the flight schedule as you.

Suspect an earlier flight than what's posted.

Gums sends...

Hi. There are two planes that had been doing missions in the north Pacific that are returning to Keesler base to then prepare them for the missions ahead to 98L with the first one that will depart around 9:30 AM EST on Monday morning.

[Gums]

Salute!

Thnks...things will get very interesting early this week, and even the national news media might take notice.

Gums sends...

[cycloneye]

Air force plane departs from Keesler base.

[cycloneye]

Some problems with the communications that hopefully they can fix.

[cycloneye]

More than an hour without updates.

[cycloneye]

Updating now.

[cycloneye]

 https://twitter.com/watkinstrack/status/1589671522469572609

[cycloneye]

The communications have been comming and going along all this mission.

[cycloneye]

The Air Force mission is over.

[cycloneye]

1000 mbs on the first pass.

[hiflyer]

Thought the GIV was tasked this evening for the first high altitude run over Nicole but only the P3 is up so far right now.

[cycloneye]

Thought the GIV was tasked this evening for the first high altitude run over Nicole but only the P3 is up so far right now.

It will fly on Tuesday morning.

[cycloneye]

Any volunteer wants to post the overnight Air Force mission that has begun?

[cycloneye]

The Gulfstream jet is flying now.

[cycloneye]

The next two missions according to Mondays TCPOD are the gulfstream jet and Air Force both this afternoon. Let's see if there are changes on the time in todays TCPOD.

SUBTROPICAL STORM NICOLE
FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49 FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 71
A. 09/0000Z A. 08/2330Z,09/0530Z
B. NOAA9 0817A NICOLE B. AFXXX 0917A NICOLE
C. 08/1730Z (CHANGED) C. 08/2000Z
D. NA D. 27.6N 74.0W
E. NA E. 08/2300Z TO 09/0530Z
F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT F. SFC TO 15,000 FT
G. SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE G. FIX