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Non-Tasked Aerial Reconnaissance for the North Atlantic in 2017

Non-Tasked Data: 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020

Main Archive Pages: 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020

Other basins with non-tasked data in 2017: East & Central Pacific | West Pacific

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This page contains missions that usually have not been tasked by the National Hurricane Center. However, some missions into tropical cyclones do appear here, such as research missions. You will also find winter missions on this page.
October
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Oct. 27th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Oct. 12th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Oct. 10th Nate
Miss. #WF 		NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Oct. 7th Nate
Miss. #WE 		NOAA Plane IconN49RF High Density, Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Oct. 7th Nate
Miss. #WD 		NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Vortex, Dropsonde, Recco, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Oct. 7th Nate
Miss. #WC 		NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Vortex, Dropsonde, Recco Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Oct. 6th Nate
Miss. #WB 		NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Dropsonde, Recco Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Oct. 5th Nate
Miss. #WA 		NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

September
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Sep. 25th Maria
Miss. #WC 		NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Vortex, Dropsonde, Recco, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 24th Coyote5754 (Maria)
Miss. #WC 		NOAA Plane IconCoyote High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 24th Maria
Miss. #WB 		NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Vortex, Recco, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 23rd Coyote5752 (Maria)
Miss. #WB 		NOAA Plane IconCoyote High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 23rd Coyote5524 (Maria)
Miss. #WB 		NOAA Plane IconCoyote High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 23rd Maria
Miss. #WA 		NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Vortex, Recco, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 22nd Coyote5523 (Maria)
Miss. #WA 		NOAA Plane IconCoyote High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 21st Train NOAA Plane IconN49RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 20th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 6th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 3rd Train NOAA Plane IconN49RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Sep. 2nd Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

August
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Aug. 24th Harvey NASA Plane IconNA872 Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Aug. 21st Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Aug. 20th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Aug. 18th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Aug. 16th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Aug. 9th Franklin NASA Plane IconNA872 Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

July
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Jul. 21st Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jul. 17th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jul. 5th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

June
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Jun. 23rd Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jun. 21st Train NOAA Plane IconN49RF High Density, Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jun. 19th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

May
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
May 25th Train NOAA Plane IconN49RF High Density, Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
May 1st Vortex10 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
May 1st Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

April
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Apr. 28th Vortex9 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Apr. 27th Vortex8 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Apr. 23rd Vortex7 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Apr. 22nd Vortex6 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Apr. 5th Vortex5 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Apr. 3rd Vortex4 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

March
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Mar. 31st Vortex3 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Mar. 28th Vortex2 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Mar. 25th Vortex1 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Mar. 20th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Mar. 16th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Mar. 14th Track62
Miss. #03 		AF Plane IconAF309 High Density, Dropsonde, Recco Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Mar. 13th Train NOAA Plane IconN49RF High Density, Dropsonde Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Mar. 12th Track66
Miss. #02 		AF Plane IconAF304 High Density, Dropsonde, Recco Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

February
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Feb. 23rd Train NOAA Plane IconN43RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 23rd Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 19th OceanWinds11 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 18th OceanWinds10 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 15th OceanWinds9 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 13th Track61
Miss. #01 		AF Plane IconAF305 High Density, Recco Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 9th OceanWinds8 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 8th OceanWinds7 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 6th OceanWinds6 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 4th OceanWinds5 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Feb. 1st OceanWinds4 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

January
Date Mission Identifier Agency Aircraft Product(s) Map
Jan. 30th OceanWinds3 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jan. 28th OceanWinds2 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jan. 24th OceanWinds1 NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jan. 20th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jan. 18th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo
Jan. 13th Train NOAA Plane IconN42RF High Density, AXBT Non-Tasked Mission in Google Earth Cesium Logo

All times and dates on this page are in Zulu time.

Non-tasked Air Force missions, other than winter storm tracks, usually have a 15 digit number for an identifier. (and sometimes 11 digits) Sometimes they might drop a single sonde or two and have a few non-tropical RECCO messages. Long term, this data is likely less important than other data. Missions with an 11 or 15 digit identifier are automatically deleted after 21 days.