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NOUS42 KNHC 021815
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WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0115 PM EST SAT 02 DECEMBER 2023
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 03/1100Z TO 04/1100Z DECEMBER 2023
         WSPOD NUMBER.....23-002

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

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
    1. FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49
       A. 04/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 03WSC IOP03
       C. 03/1915Z
       D. 30 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
          30.0N 145.0W, 30.0N 160.0W, 50.0N 160.0W, AND 50.0N 145.0W
       E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 03/2030Z TO 04/0230Z

    2. A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT MISSION REQUEST HAS BEEN 
       RECEIVED FROM NCEP FOR THE 04/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME BUT CANNOT BE
       SUPPORTED.
    3. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: 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
       05/0000Z 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
       06/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

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