Plan of the day for TD#5=Starting Wednesday Afternoon

[cycloneye]

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NOUS42 KNHC 111430
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1030 AM EDT MON 11 JULY 2005
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 12/1100Z TO 13/1100Z JULY 2005
TCPOD NUMBER.....05-044

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE
FLIGHT ONE
A. 13/1200,1800Z
B. AFXXX 0105A CYCLONE
C. 13/0900Z
D. 12.2N 55.2W
E. 13/1100Z TO 13/1830Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: CONTINUE 6-HRLY FIXES.
A G-IV MISSION FOR 14/0000Z.


For those who may not know the missions to investigate systems east of the lesser antilles start west of 55w.

[Ola]

Cyc, do you remeber if they ever flew farther east than 40 west?

[cycloneye]

Cyc, do you remeber if they ever flew farther east than 40 west?

No I dont recall any mission that far but I could be wrong.

[Derek Ortt]

sometimes NOAA will fly out to about 50W ona research mission, maybe to 45 if they are based out of Barbados

[cycloneye]

sometimes NOAA will fly out to about 50W ona research mission, maybe to 45 if they are based out of Barbados

Thank you for that clarification.

[Ola]

I remember they flew pretty far away for Georges, can anyone pull out the recon reports for georges? Im sure it was farther than 55 west.

[Brent]

I remember they flew pretty far away for Georges, can anyone pull out the recon reports for georges? Im sure it was farther than 55 west.

BULLETIN
HURRICANE GEORGES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 17A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM AST SAT SEP 19 1998
..COR FOR TIME

...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT CONFIRMS THAT GEORGES IS A MAJOR
HURRICANE...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES FROM ST.
LUCIA NORTHWARD AND THEN NORTHWESTWARD TO THE BRITISH AND U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.

HURRICANE WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA LATER
TODAY. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED WESTWARD.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN PUERTO RICO ADVISES THAT
SMALL CRAFT AROUND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES
SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.

AT 2 PM AST...1800Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE GEORGES WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.5 WEST OR ABOUT 510 MILES...
820 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

GEORGES HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH
...30 KM/HR...DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. A GENERAL WEST TO WEST-
NORTHWEST TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TROUGH SUNDAY. ON THIS
TRACK...THE HURRICANE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LESSER ANTILLES ON
SUNDAY.

PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM THE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE THAT THE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 200 MILES...325 KM.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE PLANE WAS
949 MB...28.02 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 2 PM AST POSITION...15.4 N... 53.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 949 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.