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Plan of the Day


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NOUS42 KNHC 131819
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WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0120 PM EST FRI 13 FEBRUARY 2026
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 14/1100Z TO 15/1100Z FEBRUARY 2026
         WSPOD NUMBER.....25-075

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 78
       A. 15/0000Z
       B. AFXXX 10WSC IOP31
       C. 14/1830Z
       D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY: 
          20.0N 180.0W, 40.0N 180.0W, 40.0N 160.0W, AND 20.0N 160.0W
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 14/2030Z TO 15/0230Z

    2. FLIGHT TWO - NOAA 49
       A. 15/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 31WSE IOP31
       C. 14/1945Z
       D. 30 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
          35.0N 150.0W, 50.0N 150.0W, 50.0N 130.0W, AND 35.0N 130.0W
       E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 14/2030Z TO 15/0230Z

    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 EASTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FOR THE 
       16/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.
    4. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT AND
       THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY TWO CONCURRENT ATMOSPHERIC 
       RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FOR THE 
       17/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.
    5. REMARK: THE TEAL 78 ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION TASKED FOR THE
       14/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME IN WSPOD 25-074 WILL NOT FLY TODAY.

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