Image from earlier Air Force recon mission
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 8/31/2019, 2:43 pm
Starting with the next plane, fixes will be ever 3 hours rather than every 6 hours. Next missions into the storm:

FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 71
A. 31/2330Z,01/0230Z,0530Z ... Scheduled to first arrive in center at 7:30pm EDT
B. AFXXX 2705A DORIAN
C. 31/2015Z ... Takeoff at 4:15pm EDT
D. 26.3N 74.5W
E. 31/2300Z TO 01/0530Z
F. SFC TO 15,000 FT

FLIGHT THREE - NOAA 42
A. 31/2330Z ... Scheduled to first arrive in center at 7:30pm EDT
B. NOAA2 2805A DORIAN
C. 31/2130Z ... Takeoff at 5:30pm EDT
D. 26.3N 74.4W
E. 31/2300Z TO 01/0330Z
F. SFC TO 20,000 FT

From Plan of the Day: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/recon.php

Through 2:16pm EDT, returning home (probably to Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi)

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