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WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1255 PM EST SAT 16 DECEMBER 2023
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 17/1100Z TO 18/1100Z DECEMBER 2023
         WSPOD NUMBER.....23-016

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 73
       A. 18/0000Z
       B. AFXXX 02WSA TRACK65
       C. 17/1845Z
       D. 10 DROPS AS PUBLISHED ON TRACK
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE / 17/2030Z TO 18/0230Z

    2. FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 71
       A. 18/1200Z
       B. AFXXX 03WSA TRACK61
       C. 18/0545Z
       D. 10 DROPS AS PUBLISHED ON TRACK
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE / 18/0830Z TO 18/1430Z

    3. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: NEGATIVE.

    4. REMARK:  THE TEAL 72 MISSION TASKED IN WSPOD 23-015 FOR THE
       17/1200Z SYNOPTIC TIME WILL NOT BE FLOWN.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49
       A. 18/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 12WSC IOP12
       C. 17/1915Z
       D. 30 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
          20.0N 160.0W, 20.0N 150.0W, 50.0N 150.0W, AND 50.0N 160.0W
       E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT / 17/2030Z TO 18/0230Z

    2. A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT MISSION REQUEST HAS BEEN 
       RECEIVED FROM NCEP FOR THE 18/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME BUT CANNOT
       BE SUPPORTED.
    3. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT AND
       THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY CONCURRENT ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS
       MISSIONS OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FOR THE 19/0000Z 
       SYNOPTIC TIME.
    4. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT AND
       THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY TWO MORE CONCURRENT ATMOSPHERIC
       RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FOR THE
       20/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

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