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Plan of the Day


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NOUS42 KNHC 211739
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WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1240 PM EST WED 21 JANUARY 2026
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 22/1100Z TO 23/1100Z JANUARY 2026
         WSPOD NUMBER.....25-052 CORRECTION

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49
       A. 23/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 03WSA TRACK66
       C. 22/2015Z
       D. 10 DROPS AS PUBLISHED ON TRACK BEGINNING WITH DROP POINT 3    
          AND ENDING WITH DROP POINT 2.
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 22/2030Z TO 23/0230Z.

    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: POSSIBLE MISSION ALONG TRACK 66 
       FOR 24/0000Z.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 75
       A. 23/0000Z
       B. AFXXX 12WSE IOP11
       C. 22/1830Z
       D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED 
          BY: 35.0N 130.0W, 35.0N 110.0W, 15.0N 110.0W, 
          AND 15.0N 130.0W
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 22/2030Z TO 23/0230Z

    2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN 
       ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE 
       24/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.
    3. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: TWO USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY 
       ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
       PACIFIC FOR THE 25/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

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