More recon today
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 9/4/2017, 11:18 am
https://twitter.com/EricBlake12/status/904710053860708352




NOAA (first mission listed already completed):



"Monday, 4 Sept. 2017

NOAA42: The P3 flew a mission into Hurricane Irma tasked by NOAA's Environmental Modeling Center. This Tail Doppler Radar mission took off around 0900 UTC (3 AM ET) from Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados. Three HRD scientists were on this flight.

G-IV: The G-IV is tasked by NHC for a synoptic surveillance mission around Hurricane Irma. Takeoff is scheduled for 1730 UTC (1:30 PM ET) to and from Barbados. No HRD scientists will be on this flight.

NOAA42: The P3 is tasked by NOAA's Environmental Modeling Center for a Tail Doppler Radar mission into Hurricane Irma. Takeoff is scheduled for 2000 UTC (4 PM ET) from Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados. Two HRD scientists will be on this flight."

From: https://noaahrd.wordpress.com/



We'll see the G-IV likely sample around and ahead of the storm. Check the NOAA HRD blog or here later and maybe they will post a scheduled flight path:
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Storm_pages/irma2017/mission.html



Air Force and NOAA schedule:



NOUS42 KNHC 031621
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1220 PM EDT SUN 03 SEPTEMBER 2017
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
        VALID 04/1100Z TO 05/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2017
        TCPOD NUMBER.....17-094

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
   1. HURRICANE IRMA
      FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 74         FLIGHT TWO -- NOAA 49
      A. 04/1730Z                   A. 05/0000Z
      B. AFXXX 0311A IRMA           B. NOAA9 0411A IRMA
      C. 04/1430Z                   C. 04/1730Z
      D. 16.5N 53.2W                D. NA
      E. 04/1700Z TO 04/2030Z       E. NA
      F. SFC TO 15,000 FT           F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

      FLIGHT THREE -- NOAA 42       FLIGHT FOUR -- TEAL 75
      A. 04/2100Z                   A. 04/2330Z,05/0530Z
      B  NOAA2 0511A IRMA           B. AFXXX 0611A IRMA
      C. 04/2000Z                   C. 04/2045Z
      D. 16.4N 53.9W                D. 16.1N 54.3W
      E. 04/2045Z TO 05/0200Z       E. 04/2300Z TO 05/0530Z
      F. SFC TO 15,000 FT           F. SFC TO 15,000 FT

      FLIGHT FIVE -- NOAA 42        FLIGHT SIX -- TEAL 76
      A. 05/0900Z                   A. 05/1130Z,05/1730Z
      B  NOAA2 0711A IRMA           B. AFXXX 0811A IRMA
      C. 05/0800Z                   C. 05/0915Z
      D. 16.6N 56.2W                D. 16.7N 56.6W
      E. 05/0845Z TO 05/1400Z       E. 05/1100Z TO 05/1730Z
      F. SFC TO 15,000 FT           F. SFC TO 15,000 FT

   2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK:
      A. CONTINUE C-130 6-HRLY FIXES ON IRMA.
      B. A NOAA 49 G-IV SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION AROUND IRMA
         FOR 06/0000Z, DEPARTING TBPB AT 05/1730Z.
      C. PROBABLE NOAA 42 P-3 TAIL DOPPLER RADAR MISSION INTO IRMA,
         DEPARTING TBPB AT 05/2000Z.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
   1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
   2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.



From: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/recon.php

How to read: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutreconpod.shtml

Air Force already on the way from U.S. Virgin Islands. It took off a few minutes before 10:15am EDT. Was scheduled to takeoff at 10:30am EDT and arrive at center around 1:30pm EDT. Should be early then.
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