Japan, Atsugi, NAF Okinawa, Kadena AFB T-PARC/TCS-08 Components Guam, Andersen AFB ET characteristics, forcing of downstream impacts, tropical/midlatitude interactions, extratropical cyclogenesis Extratropical Transition (ET – recurvature), Downstream Impacts Midlatitude operating region NRL P-3, FALCON TY Nabi, 29 Aug – 8 Sep, 2005 Large-scale circulation, deep convection, monsoon depressions, tropical waves, TC formation Tropical Measurements Tropical operating region Driftsonde, NRL P-3, DOTSTAR, WC-130 Subtropical operating region Driftsonde, NRL P-3, DOTSTAR, WC-130 TC track characteristics, tropical/midlatitude interaction TC Intensification and structure change Recurvature, initiation of ET

1230 UTC 6 July 2007 Guam Pre-Typhoon W as a monsoon depression southeast of Guam.

1830 UTC 6 July 2007 Guam Pre-Typhoon W as a monsoon depression southeast of Guam.

0030 UTC 7 July 2007 Guam WC-130J Synoptic Pattern 2598 n mi FL NRL P-3 area WC-130J mission between

DPM 23 DSM T/O WC-130J 14 Pre-flight WC-130J Pre-flight P-3 T/O P-3 Initial decision time Initiate flight planning 01 Final Decision time Modify flight plan 01 Start Crew Rest 22 T/O Falcon Pre-flight Falcon Sample timeline for a three plane mission: WC-130, P-3: TC structure Falcon: Targeting for track Assumptions:Targeting for 0000 UTC Synoptic time TC structure missions desired to be as close to dawn as possible Two-hour transit time to target (WC-130J, P-3) All times are UTC: 0000 UTC = 0900 Japan, 1000 Guam, 1700 Monterey Team 2 Team 1

Sample timeline for a three plane mission: WC-130, P-3: TC structure Falcon: Targeting for track Assumptions:Targeting for 0000 UTC Synoptic time TC structure missions desired to be as close to dawn as possible Two-hour transit time to target (WC-130J, P-3) All times are UTC: 0000 UTC = 0900 Japan, 1000 Guam, 1700 Monterey DPM 23 DSM T/O WC-130J 14 Pre-flight WC-130J Pre-flight P-3 T/O P-3 Initial decision time Initiate flight planning 01 Final Decision time Modify flight plan 01 Start Crew Rest 22 T/O Falcon Pre-flight Falcon

0630 UTC 7 July 2007 Guam

1230 UTC 7 July 2007 Guam

1830 UTC 7 July 2007 Guam

0230 UTC 8 July 2007 Guam WC-130J Synoptic Pattern 2533 n mi FL NRL P-3 Area

0630 UTC 8 July 2007 Guam

1230 UTC 8 July 2007 Guam

1830 UTC 8 July 2007 Guam

0430 UTC 9 July 2007 Guam WC-130J Synoptic Pattern 2526 n mi FL

0030 UTC 9 July UTC 9 July 2007 amsre 89 GhZ H PGUM

0030 UTC 10 July 2007 PGUM

0930 UTC 10 July 2007 PGUM RODN

0930 UTC 10 July UTC 10 July 2007 ssmis 91 GhZ H PGUA RODN WC-130J Synoptic Pattern 2508 n mi FL

0030 UTC 12 July UTC 12 July 2007 amsre 89 GhZ H PGUM RODN

0030 UTC 12 July UTC 12 July 2007 amsre 89 GhZ H PGUA RODN WC-130J 2057 n mi NRL P n mi

2130 UTC 14 July 2007 RJTA RODN RJSM

2130 UTC 14 July UTC 14 July 2007 ssmis 91 GhZ H RJTY RODN

Note location of upper-level jet, which extends downstream from decaying TC Science objective – TC outflow and jet interaction

NRL P-3 all FL 150 OKO – 1 (33 o N,141 o E) 212 n mi 1 – 2 (30 o N, o E) 225 n mi 2 – 3 (31.5 o N, 146 o E) 232 n mi 3 – 4 (35 o N, o E) 315 n mi 4 – OKO 185 n mi 1169 n mi Drops at waypoints and 60 n mi intervals FALCON Mission in two stages with a re-fueling stop at MSJ RJSM 0030 UTC 15 July 2007 TY Man-Yi WC n mi Decaying TC Core RODN RJTA NRL P n mi ET Ridge Building, warm frontogenesis DLR Falcon Leg n mi TC outflow-Jet Interaction Leg 2: 1414 n mi TC outflow – Jet Interaction

NRL P-3 all FL 150 OKO – 1 (33 o N,141 o E) 212 n mi 1 – 2 (30 o N, o E) 225 n mi 2 – 3 (31.5 o N, 146 o E) 232 n mi 3 – 4 (35 o N, o E) 315 n mi 4 – OKO 185 n mi 1169 n mi Drops at waypoints and 60 n mi intervals FALCON Mission in two stages with a re-fueling stop at MSJ RJSM 0030 UTC 15 July 2007 TY Man-Yi WC n mi Decaying TC Core RODN RJTA NRL P n mi ET Ridge Building, warm frontogenesis DLR Falcon Leg n mi TC outflow-Jet Interaction Leg 2: 1414 n mi TC outflow – Jet Interaction

Aircraft Operations Summary for TY 04W (Man-Yi) DateAircraft Hours / Objective NRL P-3WC-130JDLR Falcon 0000 UTC 7 July10 TC Formation 10 TC Formation 0300 UTC 8 July10 TC Formation 10 TC Formation 0600 UTC 9 July10 TC Intensification 10 TC Intensification/SAT July10 TC Intensification 10 TC Intensification/SAT 0000 UTC 12 July10 TC Structure/SAT 10 TC Structure/SAT 8 Targeting for Recurvature 0000 UTC 13 July 4 Targeting for Recurvature 0000 UTC 15 July10 ET Structure 10 ET Structure 8 ET Structure/Targeting TOTAL60 20