53rd Weather Recon "Hurricane Hunters" are flying two missions a day into Bill, which is now a high Category 2. Ana taskings have been canceled. NOAA's P-3 and Gulfstream IV are beginning frequent research flights into Bill.
TEAL aircraft are often heard on US Air Force HF-GCS, and also making morale or logistical patches on Air Force MARS (13927 kHz USB).
NOAA uses normal civil aircraft frequencies for oceanic air control. Their Gulfstream IV flies at 45,000 feet, while the NOAA P-3 and 53rd WRS WC-130Js operate at 10,000.
Here are the two latest TCPODs (Tropical Cyclone Plans Of the Day):
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NOUS42 KNHC 181530
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1130 AM EDT TUE 18 AUGUST 2009
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 19/1100Z TO 20/1100Z AUGUST 2009
TCPOD NUMBER.....09-082
I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. HURRICANE BILL
FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 71
A. 19/1800Z
B. AFXXX 0203A BILL
C. 19/1530Z
D. 18.8N 56.5W
E. 19/1700Z TO 19/2130Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT
FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 72
A. 20/0600Z
B. AFXXX 0303A BILL
C. 20/0400Z
D. 20.6N 59.0W
E. 19/0500Z TO 19/0930Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT
2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: A FIX AT 20/1800Z
3. REMARKS:
A. AN 18/1800Z TASKING ON BILL WAS ADDED.
B. THE P-3 AND THE G-IV WILL FLY FOUR MORE TWO-PLANE RESEARCH MISSIONS INTO BILL DEPARTING FROM TBPB [Grantley Adams Airport, Barbados] AT 18/2000Z, 19/0800Z, 19/2000Z, AND 20/0800Z.
C. 18/0000Z, 0600Z, AND 1200Z TASKING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANA WERE CANCELED BY NHC AT 17/2010Z.
D. 18/1800Z, 19/0000, 19/0600Z AND 19/1200Z TASKING ON ANA CANCELED AT 18/1110Z.
II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE.
SEF/JWP
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000
NOUS42 KNHC 171545
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1145 AM EDT MON 17 AUGUST 2009
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 18/1100Z TO 19/1100Z AUGUST 2009
TCPOD NUMBER.....09-081
I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA
FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 70
A. 18/1800Z,19/0000Z
B. AFXXX 0402A ANA
C. 18/1500Z
D. 21.5N 75.0W
E. 18/1700Z TO 19/0000Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT
FLIGHT TWO -- TEAL 71
A. 19/0600Z,1200Z
B. AFXXX 0502A ANA
C. 19/0200Z
D. 23.0N 78.0W
E. 19/0500Z TO 19/1200Z
F. SFC TO 10,000 FT
2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: POSSIBLE 3-HRLY FIXES 0N ANA BEGINNING AT 19/1500Z. A FIX AT 19/1800Z AND 20/0600Z ON HURRICANE BILL.
3. REMARKS: NOAA WILL BEGIN FLYING 5 RESEARCH MISSIONS IN A ROW ON HURRICANE BILL AT 18/0800Z WITH THE P-3 AND G-IV. TAKEOFFS WILL BE EVERY 12 HOURS.
II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE.
JWP/SEF
