Subject:
Reconnaisance Flights
Date:
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:47:30 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <sflood@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov
Zoltan,
Here are the latest "hot" areas I found using the
WEB page you
showed me yesterday.
VT 0001700 45N/125W, 42N/87W
0001712 40N/78W
0001800 37N/72W, 39N/123W
0001812 40N/85W
0001900 37N/78W
ubject:
Reconaissance Flights
Date:
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:02:02 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov
Zoltan,
here are the latest "hot spots" for possible reconaissance flights
Priority VT
3M 011800 42N/90W
Shortwave leading into psbl e coast snow
2H 011812
40N/83W ''
1H! 011900 37N/72W
psbl E coast snowstorm
4M 011912
36N/66W same storm, offshore development
5M 012000
30N/70W, 42N/125W rain for Nrn CA, coastal WA/OR
6M 012112
50N/125W increasing onshore grads for rain/snow in
pac nw
Hope this helps!
Steve Flood
Subject:
Reconaissance Flights
Date:
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:12:11 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan.toth@noaa.gov
Zoltan,
Here are the latest areas of interest from the 00Z/15 MRF run.
Priority Valid time
Areas
Remarks
1H, 3L 011900
35N/73W, 34N/135W E coast snow, Nrn CA
rain
2H, 4L 011912
36N/68W, 33N/135W same as above
3M, 4L 012000
38N/63W, 32N/135W same as above
4L
012100 37N/95W
PCPN
centrl plns, lwr ms vly
4L
012112 35N/92W
same as
012100
3M, 3M 012200
35N/87W, 37N/125W PCPN lwr ms vly, CA
Subject:
Reconaissance Flights
Date:
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 09:03:46 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <sflood@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
iszunyogh@ncep.noaa.gov
Here are the key areas from the 0000UTC 16 Jan 2000 MRF run.
Priority VT/location Remarks
High
012100 40N/125W CA PCPN
Medium 012100
40N/90W Psbl midwest snow
High
012112 42N/122W CA PCPN
Low
012112 38N/83W Upper OH vly snow
Hope this is waht you are looking for...Steve Flood
Subject:
FLIGHT INFO
Date:
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:59:02 -0500
From:
Robert Oravec <Robert.Oravec@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>,
Istvan Szunyogh <Istvan.Szunyogh@noaa.gov>, Sdm <Sdm@noaa.gov>
Zoltan,
Here is the same info from the other e-mail but with the proper format
you had requested
Med 012000 50N 175E STRONG LOW AFFECTING ALEUTIANS
MED 012012 50N 180W STRONG LOW AFFECTING ALEUTIANS
MED 012100 56N 170W STRONG LOW AFFECTING ALEUTIANS
MED 1 012112 60N 180W STRONG LOW
AFFECTING ALEUTIANS LOW 2
012112 35N 92W POSSIBLE EAST COAST SNOW
LOW 012200 35N 88W POSSIBLE EAST COAST SNOW
LOW 012212 35N 85W POSSIBLE EAST COAST SNOW
Bob Oravec
Subject:
RECON FLIGHTS
Date:
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:31:40 -0500
From:
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
To:
Istvan Szunyogh <Istvan.Szunyogh@noaa.gov>,
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>, Sdm <Sdm@noaa.gov>,
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
Here are the key areas from the 00 UTC Jan 18th MRF run:
PRIORITY REL ORDER VERIF TIME VERIF REGION DESCRIPTION
HIGH
1
12Z/JAN 21
38N/72W
E COAST SNOW
MODERATE 1
12Z/JAN 22
42N/65W
NEW ENG SNOW MODERATE 2
12Z/JAN
23
40N/127W CA
RAINFALL
MODERATE 3
12Z/JAN 22
30N/95W
DEVELOPING LOW
MODERATE 4
12Z/JAN 23
35N/90W
EASTERN US SNOW
LOW
1
12Z/JAN 22
38N/132W DEVELOPING SYSTEM
Subject:
Reconaissance Priorities
Date:
Wed, 19 Jan 2000 09:09:39 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <sflood@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@ncep.noaa.gov
Zoltan,
Here are the latest potential priorities from the latest
run of the
0000 UTC 19 Jan MRF.
Priority VT Location Remarks
Low
012300 30N/87W Wrn Gulf Coast Overrrunning
Low
012412 31N/92W ''
Med
012500 28N/92W ''
Med
012512 32N/90W ''
Low
012512 33N/118W Srn CA PCPN
Low
012600 45N/125W Pac NW PCPN
Low
012600 35N/110W SW US PCPN
Low
012600 27N/87W Gulf coast overrunning
Subject:
Recon flights
Date:
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:08:53 -0500
From:
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>,
sdm@noaa.gov, "Szunyogh, Istvan" <wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov>, Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov
Good morning and good snow to you all,
We have been unable to access the EMC ensemble page
this morning.
However..I was able to identify one area of model uncertainty from
comparison of the operational runs of the MRF..ECMWF..and UKMET.
Low Priority...Valid 12 UTC/Jan 24...49N/83W..Great Lakes/NY snow
Good Luck,
Mike
Subject:
Re: Winter Storm Reconnaissance
2000
Date:
Fri, 21
Jan 2000 09:15:34 -0500
From:
Franklin Rosenstein
<frosenstein@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov>
References:
1
Priority...
High...25N 90W 00z/26 Jan Possible east coast storm days 5 and 6.
Medium 60N 150W 00z/27 Strong Ak system.
Frank Rosenstein
Subject:
Re: WSR2000 Flight
request
Date:
Sat, 22
Jan 2000 08:44:19 -0500
From:
Franklin Rosenstein
<frosenstein@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov>
References:
1
High Priority 00z/27 25N/80W potential major east
coast snowstorm NC
to New England.
Medium Priority 00z/27 55N/145W Gulf of Ak storm with potential
for
very heavy snowfall sern Ak.
Frank Rosenstein
Subject:
Re: WSR2000
Date:
Sun, 23
Jan 2000 08:44:10 -0500
From:
Franklin Rosenstein
<frosenstein@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov>,
wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov
References:
1
High Priority 00z/27 35N 72W potential for East coast snowstorm
mid
Atlc newd looking more uncertain especially s portion.
Medium priority 00z/27-00z/28 strong Gulf Ak inflow with very heavy
snow
potential sern Ak.
Frank Rosenstein
Subject:
Re: WSR2000
Date:
Mon, 24
Jan 2000 08:45:17 -0500
From:
Franklin Rosenstein
<frosenstein@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov>,
wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov
References:
1
Medium priority 00z/28-12z/28 65N 140W Very heavy snow potential
sern
Ak.
Low Priority 00z/28 30N/95W Texas Gulf coast upslope rainfall.
Frank Rosenstein
Subject:
Re: WSR2000
Date:
Tue, 25
Jan 2000 09:02:30 -0500
From:
Franklin Rosenstein
<frosenstein@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov>,
wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov
References:
1
> Medium priority 00z/30 50N/130W Pac Northwest onshore flow event.
Medium priority 00z/31 40N 130W Pac Northwest onshore flow event.
Medium priority 00z/31 30N 90w Gulf coast and sern U.S. ice and snow
potential.
Frank Rosenstein
Subject:
Re: WSR2000
Date:
Wed, 26
Jan 2000 08:46:32 -0500
From:
Franklin Rosenstein
<frosenstein@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov>,
wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov
References:
1
26 Jan 2000
High priority 00z/30 33N 85W large amount of uncertainty with potential
sern U.S. and Gulf Coast ice and snow event.
High priority 00z/31 35N/80W...continuation of above...potential for
major east coast ice and snow event.
Frank Rosenstein
013000 50N 125W nw heavy precip
event, medium (less fcst uncertainty)
013100 42N 125W
CA heavy precip event, medium (less fcst uncertainty)
(added after consultation with Frank by ZT)
Subject:
Favorable Reconaissance Areas
Date:
Thu, 27
Jan 2000 08:59:07 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov
Zoltan,
Here are the latest good reconaisance areas from the 0000 UTC 27 Jan
MRF
run.
Priority VT/Location Remarks
High 013100 38N/77W Next E coast snowstorm
Medium 013112 40N/125W PCPN for Nrn CA
Low 000200 55N/165W Aleutian PCPN
Low 020300 50N/125W Pacific NW PCPN
Steve Flood
Subject:
January 28th Reconaissance
Date:
Fri, 28
Jan 2000 09:18:35 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov, Istvan.Szunyogh@noaa.gov
Zoltan and Istvan,
Here are the recommended areas for todays reconaissance flights.
Priority VT Location Remarks
High 020100 43N/70W Departing E coast storm
High 020100 37N/124W CA rain/mountain snow
Low 020200 54N/165W Aleutian Storm
Medium 020212 50N/125W Pacific NW PCPN
Low 020412
50N/125W Pacific NW PCPN
Subject:
Reconaissance from 0000UTC 29
Jan 2000
Date:
Sat, 29
Jan 2000 09:14:13 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <sflood@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
Istvan.Szunyogh@noaa.gov, zoltan.toth@ncep.noaa.gov
Zoltan and Istvan,
Here are today's key areas.
Priority VT Location Remarks
Medium 020200 45N/125W Nrn CA PAC NW PCPN
Low 020200 55N/165W Aleutian Fropa
High
020300
30N/83W Possible E Coast
Storm
Medium 020400 40N/110W Possible Wrn US snow
Low
020400 53N/168W
Another Aleutian
System
Low
020512 35N/123W
CA PCPN
Subject:
Reconaissance Flights from 0000UTC
30 Jan 2000
Date:
Sun, 30
Jan 2000 08:58:15 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov, Istvan.Szunyogh@noaa.gov
Zoltan and Istvan,
I only noted two areas of interest today for possible flights.
Priority Verification Time/Location Remarks
High
020300 30N/85W
Storm E Gulf
coast
Medium
020400 35N/120W
CA PCPN
Subject:
Reconnaissance
Date:
Mon, 31
Jan 2000 08:24:07 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov, Istvan.Sunyogh@noaa.gov
Zoltan and Istvan,
Here are favorable areas for Reconaissance 2000 from the 0000
UTC 31
Jan run
(only two).
Priority VT Location Remarks
Medium 020412 35N/122W Psbl Srn CA rain
Low 020412 45N/90W Psbl Nrn Plains Snow
After that, things looked pretty quiet.
Steve Flood
Addendum: After discussions with Steve, we added the
following cases:
Low 020300 60n/155w
Precip/heavy wind event over Alaska
Medium 020412 27n/80w
Precip event over Florida
Subject:
Reconaissance 2000
Date:
Tue, 01
Feb 2000 09:06:59 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov, Istvan.Sunyogh@noaa.gov
Zoltan,
Things look pretty quiet overall the next week but I found 3 Low-to
Medium Priority cases.
Priority VT Location Remarks
Lowest
020300 68N/140W
Alaskan system
Low
020500 42N/97W
Nrn Plains Snow
Low-Medium 020600
28N/123W Srn
CA rain
Addendum:
very low 020500 60n/155w
Alaska precip event
very low 020500 27n/82w
FL precip event
ZT
Subject:
winter storm recon
Date:
Wed, 02
Feb 2000 08:43:53 -0500
From:
Franklin Rosenstein <frosenstein@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov, wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov
Medium priority 12z 5 Feb 37N 125W...epac shortwave threatening
central Ca coast with hvy rain and possible hier elev snow.
Low...possibly later medium priority 12z 7 Feb 50N 160W...Epac storm
tracking just south of Aleutians.
Frank Rosenstein
Subject:
HPC Recon recommendations
Date:
Thu, 03
Feb 2000 08:54:35 -0500
From:
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>,
"Szunyogh, Istvan" <wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov>, sdm@noaa.gov
Good morning,
The weather pattern has become increasingly quiet for North America.
Accordingly, I have only one requested point.
Medium Priority valid 00 UTC Feb 08 near 35N 125W to cover possible
moderate-heavy precipitation for California.
Thanks,
Mike
Subject:
Recon
Date:
Fri, 04
Feb 2000 09:03:26 -0500
From:
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>,
sdm@noaa.gov, "Szunyogh, Istvan" <wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov>
Hello,
I only have one point for you again today.
Medium Priority valid 12 UTC Feb 08 near 35N 122W to cover possible
moderate precipitation for California.
Mike
Addendum: Based on PQPF guidance, a possible precipitation
event (large uncertainty), around 021000, around 37N, 90W, low priority
-ZT
Subject:
Recon
Date:
Sat, 05
Feb 2000 08:57:44 -0500
From:
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>,
"Szunyogh, Istvan" <wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov>, sdm@noaa.gov
Hello,
I only have one point for you again today.
Low priority valid 12 UTC Feb 08 near 35N 120W to cover possible
moderate precipitation for California.
Mike
Addendum:
021100, 42n, 122w, precip event
021100 40n 85w
precip event
021300 42n 122w
heavy precip event
ZT
Subject:
Recon
Date:
Sun, 06
Feb 2000 09:05:53 -0500
From:
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>,
"Szunyogh, Istvan" <wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov>, sdm@noaa.gov
Hello,
I have two points today.
Low priority valid 12 UTC Feb 08 near 30N 120W to cover possible
moderate precipitation for California.
Low priority valid 00 UTC Feb 12 near 35N 90W to cover possible
E/Central U.S. moderate precipitation.
Mike
Subject:
Reconaissance Areas from 0000
UTC Feb 7 2000
Date:
Mon, 07
Feb 2000 09:08:23 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov
Zoltan,
Here are todays's key areas. They may look a bit redundant, but you
can
vary by as much as a day a flight with the same weather system to
maximize logistics.
Priority VT Area Remarks
High
021112 40N/95W
Central US system highly
uncertain
in
medium range models.
High
021212 45N/75W
Same system as above...24
hrs later.
Medium 021300
40N/120W Broad area of spread NOAM
W
coast
Medium 021300
50N/135W Second max within same broad
area
Addendum:
021200 42N 125W
west coast precip event (low)
021400 42N 97W
possible second low pressure wave affecting eastern US
(low)
ZT
Subject:
EPAC winter recon
Date:
Tue, 08
Feb 2000 10:28:38 -0500
From:
Franklin Rosenstein <frosenstein@ncep.noaa.gov>
To:
ztoth@ncep.noaa.gov, wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov
High priority 12z 11 Feb 38N 85W potential snow and mixed
event Oh
valley and Great Lakes region.
High priority 12z 12 Feb 36N 80W potentailsnow or mixed event
northeastern U.S.
Very large storm system in nern Pacific centered nr wrn Aleutians will
dominate EPAC wx for several days but ecmwf/mrf are in good agreement
here for high winds and hvy pcpn srn Ak coast.
Frank Rosenstein
Addendum:
021200 40N 125W
west coast precip Low
021300 42N 125W
west coast precip Medium
021312 37N 80W
possible east coast storm Low
021400 37N 122W
west coast precip Medium
ZT
Subject:
Reconaissance 2000
Date:
Wed, 09
Feb 2000 08:37:52 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov
Zoltan,
Here are today's not-so- spectacular picks for possible flights.
Priority VT Location Remarks
Medium 021200 45N/125W Pac NW sys
High 011212 40N/80W Possible New Eng snow
Medium 021412 55N/130W Next building Arctic Airmass
Medium 021512 55N/124W Same Arctic airmass as above
Low 021612 60N/140W Alaska PCPN
Addendum:
1300 37n 122w
precip
1400 37n 122w
precip
1500 35n 120w
precip
1500 35n 80w
possible east coast storm
1612 37n 122w
precip, total accumulation on west coast can exceed 5 inches
ZT
Subject:
Reconaissance 2000 10 February
Date:
Thu, 10
Feb 2000 09:02:15 -0500
From:
Stephen Flood <Stephen.Flood@noaa.gov>
To:
zoltan.toth@noaa.gov
Priority
VT Location
Remarks
Medium
021300 37N/75W
E coast
wave
High
021412 40N/123W
CA
PCPN
Low
021612 50N/95W
Nrn
Plains Snow
Addendum:
Medium 1500
37N 75W possible east coast storm
Medium 1500
40N 122W west coast precip
Low
1600 50N 100W possible
n plain snow
ZT
Subject:
Recon
Date:
Fri, 11
Feb 2000 09:40:21 -0500
From:
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>,
"Szunyogh, Istvan" <wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov>, sdm@noaa.gov
Good Morning,
1) Highest priority valid 12 UTC Feb 14 near 40N 80W for an Eastern
US
storm/pcpn event
2) High priority valid 12 UTC Feb 15 near 45N 68W for an North-eastern
US storm/pcpn event
3) Moderate-high priority valid 12 UTC Feb 14 near 45N 124W to cover
Pac
NW pcpn event
4) Moderate priority valid 12 UTC Feb 14 near 45N 132W to cover East
Pacific Storm development
Mike
Addendum:
1500 37N 122W
CA precip, moderate
ZT
Subject:
Recon
Date:
Sat, 12
Feb 2000 11:13:16 -0500
From:
Michael Schichtel <Michael.Schichtel@noaa.gov>
To:
Zoltan Toth <Zoltan.Toth@noaa.gov>,
"Szunyogh, Istvan" <wd20is@sgi73.wwb.noaa.gov>, sdm@noaa.gov
Hello,
1) Highest priority valid 12 UTC Feb 16 near 35N 125W to cover western
US Storm/Heavy pcpn event
2) High priority valid 12 UTC Feb 17 near 40N 110W to cover w/central
US
Storm/heavy pcpn event
3) Moderate-high priority valid 00 UTC Feb 17 near 45N 75W to cover
possible nern U.S. system development
4) Moderate priority valid 12 UTC Feb 15 near 50N 68W for a nern U.S.
winter storm
Mike
Addendum:
Moderate 021500 40N
122W Heavy precipitation over CA
After consulting with Mike Schichtel, we considered the following cases:
low/moder 021700 37N 120W west coast precip
moder 021800 37N 95W plain storm
moder 021900 40N
85W ne storm
ZT