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Plan of the Day


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NOUS42 KNHC 191755
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1255 PM EST THU 19 FEBRUARY 2026
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
         VALID 20/1100Z TO 21/1100Z FEBRUARY 2026
         WSPOD NUMBER.....25-081

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49
       A. 21/0000Z
       B. NOAA9 35WSE IOP35
       C. 20/1845Z
       D. 24 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED 
          BY: 40.0N 135.0W, 40.0N 160.0W, 50.0N 160.0W, AND 50.0N 
          135.0W
       E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 20/2030Z TO 21/0230Z

    2. FLIGHT TWO - TEAL 77
       A. 21/0000Z
       B. AFXXX 11WSC IOP35
       C. 20/1845Z
       D. 25 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED 
          BY: 25.0N 180.0W, 45.0N 180.0W, 45.0N 160.0W, AND 25.0N 
          160.0W
       E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 20/2030Z TO 21/0230Z

    3. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT AND
       THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY TWO CONCURRENT ATMOSPHERIC 
       RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FOR THE 
       22/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

    4. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF RESERVE WC-130J AIRCRAFT AND
       THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY TWO CONCURRENT ATMOSPHERIC 
       RIVERS MISSIONS OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FOR THE 
       23/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

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