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Plan of the Day


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NOUS42 KNHC 161755
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WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1255 PM EST MON 16 FEBRUARY 2026
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 17/1100Z TO 18/1100Z FEBRUARY 2026
         WSPOD NUMBER.....25-078

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

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49
       A. 18/0000Z
       B. AFXXX 33WSE IOP33
       C. 17/2000Z
       D. 30 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY: 
          30.0N 125.0W, 30.0N 145.0W, 45.0N 145.0W, AND 45.0N 125.0W
       E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 17/2030Z TO 18/0230Z

    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 PACIFIC FOR THE 19/0000Z
       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 
       20/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.
    4. REMARK: THE TEAL 77 MISSION TASKED ON WSPOD 25-077 FOR THE
       17/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME WILL NOT FLY.

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