SoWMEX/TiMEX Operations Plan of the Day

Date of report(UTC):2008/06/25 08:38
Author of report:paul chiou
Submitted at:2008/06/25 08:49
Revised at(UTC):2008/06/25 11:10
OPERATIONS SUMMARY:
The typhoon Fengshen move northward to the Main china and its intensity decay to tropical storm. The tropical storm induce the southwest flow create a few outflow boundary at the Taiwan strait and also resulted a few showers or thunderstorm occur at the northern , central and southern Taiwan mountain area.

The model forecast shows the tropical storm will move northeastward to the east of the mainland china and its related the southwest flow will affect the southern Taiwan area From June 25 to June 26.

IOP-9 continue going until 12Z 26 June.

A dropsonde flight mission fly at 1700-1930 LST 25 June (plan E) today and there will be a dropsonde flight plan at 0930-1200LST 26 June tomorrow (plan E).

Further consideration for the project plan will be discussed and updated in the science meeting at 1000 LST June 26. The mission scientist is Beng Jou.

The Science Team meeting will be held on 0900 LST 27 June at the Operation command Center(OCC)
SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVE(S):
Troptical storm induce southwest flow and related the hevay rain

MISSION PLANS:

PRIMARY MISSION:
Troptical storm induce southwest flow and related the hevay rain
SECONDARY MISSION:
None

WEATHER / OPERATIONS UPDATE TIMES(UTC): None

TODAY'S PLANNED OPERATIONS:
 Aircraft Take-off Times(UTC) Landing Times(UTC) Pre-flight briefing Times(UTC)
Dropsonde   0900UTC 25 June   1130UTC 25 June   0800UTC 25 June

NEXT DAY'S PROPOSED OPERATIONS:
 Aircraft Take-off Times(UTC) Landing Times(UTC) Pre-flight briefing Times(UTC)
Dropsonde   0130UTC 26 June   0400UTC 26 June   0030UTC 26 June

Airborne Mission Scientist Names:
Dropsonde:

SPECIAL OPERATIONS PLANS:
From 00Z 24 June until 12Z 26 June, observing time such as:
Liou-guei(99744), Pingtung(46750) conduct 00Z,06Z,12Z,18Z.
Ma-kung(46734) and Lu-dao(46780) conduct
00Z,06Z,12Z,18Z(return to SOP)
Dong-sha(46810) conduct 00Z,12Z.
pan-chiao(46692) and Hwa-lien(46699) conduct 00Z,06Z,12Z