Alert Administrative Message
National Weather Service
Southern Region Headquarters
300 PM CDT Sat Oct 06 2018
TO: OUN, FWD, BRO, CRP, LCH, SHV, LIX, LZK, BNA, BMX, FFC, TAE, TBW, JAX, MFL, KEY and JAN
FROM: SR ROC
SUBJECT: CORRECTED for start and end times
NHC has requested that the listed office make plans to launch special 6 hourly soundings in support of tropical operations. The flights should start at 18Z Monday October 8 and continue until 06Z on Wednesday October 10.
Lead forecasters please contact the appropriate personnel and pass this message onto later shifts for coordination. Thanks for your help.
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Van Speybroeck
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0330 PM EDT SAT 06 OCTOBER 2018
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 07/1100Z TO 08/1100Z OCTOBER 2018
TCPOD NUMBER.....18-135 CORRECTION
I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. SUSPECT AREA (WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA)
FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 71 FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 72
A. 07/1800Z A. 08/0530Z
B. AFXXX 01DDA INVEST B. AFXXX 0214A CYCLONE
C. 07/1500Z C. 08/0245Z
D. NA D. 20.9N 86.7W
E. 07/1730Z TO 07/2100Z E. 08/0500Z TO 08/0830Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT F. SFC TO 10,000 FT
FLIGHT THREE -- TEAL 73
A. 08/1130Z,1730Z
B. AFXXX 0314A CYCLONE
C. 08/0900Z
D. 21.6N 86.7W
E. 08/1100Z TO 08/1730Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT
2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY:
A. CONTINUE 6-HRLY FIXES IF SYSTEM DEVELOPS.
B. BEGIN 12-HRLY P-3 TAIL DOPPLER RADAR MISSIONS, WITH FIRST MISSION DEPARTING KLAL AT 08/2000Z.
C. A G-IV SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION FOR 09/00Z DEPARTING KLAL AT 08/1730Z.
3. REMARKS: CORRECTED FOR INVEST MISSION ID.
II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.
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WJM
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