Weather Reconnaissance Flights
Current aircraft tasking, reconnaissance requirements and mission notes from the National Hurricane Center Plan of the Day.
ATLANTIC BASIN
No operational reconnaissance
Atlantic Requirements
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS. 2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.
PACIFIC BASIN
Reconnaissance tasking listed
Pacific Requirements
1. HURRICANE SIMON FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 71 A. 14/2000Z B. AFXXX 0320E SIMON C. 14/1545Z D. 20.2N 107.9W E. 14/1930Z TO 14/2300Z F. SFC TO 10,000 FT G. FIX H. NO WRA ACTIVATION 2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: A. POSSIBLE FIX MISSION ON HURRICANE SIMON FOR 15/2000Z NEAR 20.8N 107.8W. B. POSSIBLE FIX MISSION ON TD 21E FOR 15/1730Z NEAR 13.5N 101.8W.
Complete official Plan of the Day
000 NOUS42 KNHC 131506 REPRPD WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL. 1105 AM EDT TUE 13 OCTOBER 2026 SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD) VALID 14/1100Z TO 15/1100Z OCTOBER 2026 TCPOD NUMBER.....26-135 I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS 1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS. 2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE. II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS 1. HURRICANE SIMON FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 71 A. 14/2000Z B. AFXXX 0320E SIMON C. 14/1545Z D. 20.2N 107.9W E. 14/1930Z TO 14/2300Z F. SFC TO 10,000 FT G. FIX H. NO WRA ACTIVATION 2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY: A. POSSIBLE FIX MISSION ON HURRICANE SIMON FOR 15/2000Z NEAR 20.8N 107.8W. B. POSSIBLE FIX MISSION ON TD 21E FOR 15/1730Z NEAR 13.5N 101.8W. $$ WJM NNNN
How to read reconnaissance mission fields
A
Fix / invest time
B
Mission identifier
C
Departure time
D
Forecast position
E
Time on station
F
Altitude(s) on station
G
Remarks, if needed