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NHC/TPC Aircraft Reconnaissance
This page includes planned missions to investigate disturbed weather and storms and also vortex readings which are sent back even while the plane is still out there.

Direct links:

Today's Reconnaissance Flight Plan (How to read)
Tomorrow's Reconnaissance Flight Plan (How to read)

Recco Observations (non-Tropical Cyclone)

Recco Observations (Tropical Cyclone)

Current Vortex Messages or Alternate Site

Current Supplementary Vortex Messages or Alternate Site

Current Dropsonde Reports or Alternate Site

Understanding Recon Vortex Data

NHC's Recon Archive (http version) - Messages Are Sorted by Storm, 1989 -2006

NHC's Recon Archive (ftp version) - Messages Are Sorted by Time, 2001 -Current Year
For an easy to read vortex message visit Tropical Atlantic flhurricane.com/recondecoder.
Tropical Atlantic Experimental Recon Decoder

Learn about the Air Force and NOAA Hurricane Hunters by visiting their sites.

53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron | NOAA Aircraft Operations Center                

• National Data Buoy Center
• Mid-Atlantic Coast
• Gulf of Mexico Buoy Data (Real Time)
• Western Atlantic Buoy Data
• National Data Buoy Center
• Western Gulf of Mexico
• Offshore Weather Buoy Data
• Gulf of Mexico Buoy Reports/Surface Map
• Caribbean Bouy reports , Surface Map
• SE Bouy reports,Surface map

  Hourly Updates of Buoy Data (Gulf of Mexico)

• East Pacific Hourly Buoy Reports
• Get the Latest Coastal Forecasts from the NWS  

      Realtime TAO Buoy Data Display (Pacific)

      Marine Observations: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, NE USA, SE USA, N. Atlantic Plotted Marine Observations

      Sea Surface Temperatures: North Atlantic Ocean,Caribbean sea/gulf of mexico,Southeast United States, Northeast United States,Gulf Stream Sea Surface Temperatures

     Additional links for viewing Sea Surface Temperatures:

     Real Time Ocean Forcasting System

     AOML Sea Surface Temperatures

     Global HYCOM Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures

     Hurricane Heat Content Maps RSMAS

     Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Contour Charts

     Sea Surface Temperatures from the University of Rutgers

     High Resolution Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature Map

     Current Operational (SST) Anomaly Charts     

     NRL Hurricane Heat Potential Maps

     CPC Weekly Sea Surface Temperature Loops