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Plan of the Day


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NOUS42 KNHC 201842
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WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0145 PM EST FRI 20 FEBRUARY 2026
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 21/1100Z TO 22/1100Z FEBRUARY 2026
         WSPOD NUMBER.....25-082 CORRECTION

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 71
       A. 22/0000Z
       B. AFXXX 10WSA TRACK62
       C. 21/1815Z
       D. 10 DROPS AS PUBLISHED ON TRACK, WITH 9 ADDITIONAL MIDPOINT
          DROPS, FOR A TOTAL OF 19 DROPS 50NM APART.
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 21/2030Z TO 22/0230Z.

    2. FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 72
       A. 22/1200Z
       B. AFXXX 11WSA TRACK62
       C. 22/0615Z
       D. 10 DROPS AS PUBLISHED ON TRACK, WITH 9 ADDITIONAL MIDPOINT
          DROPS, FOR A TOTAL OF 19 DROPS 50NM APART.
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 22/0830Z TO 22/1430Z. (CORRECTION)

    3. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: POSSIBLE MISSIONS ALONG TRACK 61 
       FOR 23/0000Z AND 23/1200Z.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 78
       A. 22/0000Z
       B. AFXXX 12WSC IOP36
       C. 21/1845Z
       D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED 
          BY: 25.0N 180.0W, 45.0N 180.0W, 45.0N 160.0W, AND 25.0N 
          160.0W
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 21/2030Z TO 22/0230Z

    2. FLIGHT TWO - NOAA 49
       A. 22/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 36WSE IOP36
       C. 21/2000Z (CORRECTION)
       D. 24 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 90 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED 
          BY: 30.0N 125.0W, 30.0N 150.0W, 50.0N 150.0W, AND 50.0N 
          125.0W
       E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 21/2030Z TO 22/0230Z

    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 
       23/0000Z 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 
       24/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

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