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NOUS42 KNHC 111815
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0115 PM EST WED 11 DECEMBER 2024
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 12/1100Z TO 13/1100Z DECEMBER 2024
         WSPOD NUMBER.....24-011

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

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 77
       A. 13/0000Z
       B. AF306 02WSC IOP01
       C. 12/1900Z
       D. 15 DROPSONDES APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA
          BOUNDED BY: 30.0N 125.0W, 30.0N 160.0W, 45.0N 125.0W,
          45.0N 160.0W AND THEN 5 BOXES OF BUOYS DROPPED AT
          APPROXIMATELY 115 NM INTERVALS BETWEEN 40.5N 150.0W AND
          41.0N 140.0W.
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 12/2030Z TO 13/0230Z,
          EXCEPT SFC TO 15,000 FT/ 12/2300Z TO 13/0100Z.

    2. A NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT ATMOSPHERIC-RIVERS MISSION REQUEST HAS
       BEEN RECEIVED FROM NCEP FOR THE 13/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME BUT
       CANNOT BE SUPPORTED.

    3. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN
       ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE
       14/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

    4. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN
       ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE
       15/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

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