- Weather Reconnaissance Flights Plan of the Day
by nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov (nhcwebmaster) on January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM000NOUS42 KNHC 262117REPRPDWEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTSCARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.0415 PM EST MON 26 JANUARY 2026SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD) VALID 27/1100Z TO 28/1100Z JANUARY 2026 WSPOD NUMBER.....25-057 CORRECTIONI. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS 1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS. 2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE. 3. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: POSSIBLE MISSION ALONG TRACK 66 FOR THE 30/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS 1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 74 A. 28/0000Z B. AFXXX 16WSE IOP16 C. 27/1700Z (CORRECTED) D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY: 35.0N 125.0W, 35.0N 155.0W, 50.0N 155.0W, AND 50.0N 125.0W E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 27/2030Z TO 28/0230Z 2. FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 77 A. 28/0000Z B. AF309 03WSC IOP16 C. 27/1845Z D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY: 40.0N 165.0W, 40.0N 145.0W, 20.0N 145.0W, AND 20.0N 165.0W E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 27/2030Z TO 28/0230Z 3. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: TWO USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE 29/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME. 4. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE 30/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME. 5. REMARK: THE TEAL 77 MISSION TASKED IN WSPOD 25-056 FOR THE 27/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME WILL NOT BE FLOWN.$$SEFNNNN