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WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0125 PM EST THU 12 JANUARY 2023
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 13/1100Z TO 14/1100Z JANUARY 2023
         WSPOD NUMBER.....22-043

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.
    3. REMARK: THE NASA 426 P-3 AND NASA 809 ER-2 AIRCRAFT WILL BE
       CONDUCTING 8-HOUR RESEARCH MISSIONS INTO WINTER-STORM
       SNOWBANDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER NEW YORK STATE AND EASTERN 
       CANADA TONIGHT. THE ER-2 WILL BE DEPARTING FROM KMGE AT 
       AT 13/0300Z AND THE P-3 WILL BE DEPARTING FROM KWAL AT
       13/0400Z.  OPERATING ALTITUDES WILL BE 8,000 TO 17,000 FT FOR
       THE P-3 AND 65,000 FT FOR THE ER-2.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 71
       A. 14/0000Z
       B. AFXXX 11WSE IOP14
       C. 13/1645Z
       D. 5 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 90 NM APART, FOLLOWED BY 25 DROPS
          APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART, WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
          25.0N 125.0W, 25.0N 145.0W, 45.0N 145.0W, AND 45.0N 125.0W
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 13/2030Z TO 14/0230Z
       F. THE FIRST FIVE DROPSONDES WILL BE RELEASED PRIOR TO
          13/2030Z FOR THE 13/1800Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

    2. FLIGHT TWO - NOAA 49
       A. 14/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 12WSC IOP14
       C. 13/1915Z
       D. 30 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED
          BY: 25.0N 140.0W, 25.0N 160.0W, 45.0N 160.0W, AND
          45.0N 140.0W
       E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 13/2030Z TO 14/0230Z

    3. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT AND
       THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY TWO CONCURRENT ATMOSPHERIC
       RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE
       15/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.
    4. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT AND
       THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY ANOTHER TWO CONCURRENT
       ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
       PACIFIC FOR THE 16/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

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