Recon missions for Irene,First Mission 2 PM EDT Friday

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Recon missions for Irene,First Mission 2 PM EDT Friday

#1 Postby cycloneye » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:41 am

NOUS42 KNHC 111330
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0930 AM EDT THU 11 AUGUST 2005
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 12/1100Z TO 13/1100Z AUG 2005
TCPOD NUMBER.....05-075

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1 TROPICAL STORM IRENE
FLIGHT ONE FLIGHT TWO
A. 12/1800Z A. 13/0000Z
B. AFXXX 0109A IRENE B. NOAA9 0209A IRENE
C. 12/1300Z C. 12/1800Z
D. 27.0N 66.7W D. NA
E. 12/1700Z TO 12/2030Z E. NA
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

FLIGHT THREE
A. 13/0600Z
B. AFXXX 0309A IRENE
C. 13/0115Z
D. 27.9N 68.3W
E. 13/0500Z TO 13/0830Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT

2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: POSSIBLE 6-HRLY FIXES
BEGINNING AT 13/1800Z. ANOTHER G-IV FLIGHT.

Starting tommorow at 2 PM the first mission.

http://asp1.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/tro ... OUS42.KNHC
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#2 Postby Thunder44 » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:48 am

Finally :D
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#3 Postby cycloneye » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:52 am

The missions include the gulfstream jet which flys at upper levels to collect data for the models.
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#4 Postby cycloneye » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:25 am

Bump as it went way down the page.
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#5 Postby storm4u » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:33 am

about time!! maybe by tomorrow night well know where shes going!! :D
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#6 Postby Swimdude » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:44 am

Finally is an understatement.
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#7 Postby dixiebreeze » Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:05 pm

Got to wonder if Irene will be as far north as the first Recon run Friday predicts.
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#8 Postby superfly » Thu Aug 11, 2005 2:05 pm

Irene will be a hurricane by tomorrow afternoon.
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#9 Postby Andrew92 » Thu Aug 11, 2005 2:14 pm

:woo: About time!
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#10 Postby WeatherEmperor » Thu Aug 11, 2005 2:30 pm

well these missions cost money but its good to have them out there to make us proud.

<RICKY>
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#11 Postby wxwatcher91 » Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:01 pm

maybe we should send a thank-you note... :wink:

I cant WAIT until recon gets in there... this storm has been more exciting somehow than Dennis or Emily lol... well as we can see by the fact that we are nearing the century mark with pages in the official thread
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#12 Postby MiamiensisWx » Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:12 pm

Finally RECON is going out there... Irene is well worth a thing to keep track of.
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