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Plan of the Day


100 
NOUS42 KNHC 111730
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1230 PM EST WED 11 FEBRUARY 2026
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 12/1100Z TO 13/1100Z FEBRUARY 2026
         WSPOD NUMBER.....25-073

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. AFXXX 10WSC IOP29
       C. 12/1725Z
       D. 30 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY: 
          20.0N 170.0W, 40.0N 170.0W, 40.0N 150.0W, AND 20.0N 150.0W
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 12/2030Z TO 13/0230Z
       F. THE FIRST FIVE DROPSONDES WILL BE RELEASED PRIOR TO 12/2030Z
          FOR THE 12/1800Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

    2. FLIGHT TWO - NOAA 49
       A. 13/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 29WSE IOP29
       C. 12/1915Z
       D. 30 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
          35.0N 155.0W, 50.0N 155.0W, 50.0N 130.0W, AND 35.0N 130.0W
       E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 12/2030Z TO 13/0230Z

    2. 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 
       14/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

    3. 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 
       15/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

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