Did Aircraft Soundings Get Into The 12z Models?

[am19psu]

The operational status message doesn't say anything about an Atlantic data ingest...

NOUS42 KWNO 251327
ADMNFD

SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
1321Z TUE JAN 25 2011
12Z RAOB RECAP...
MZL/76654 - 10159.
ACM/78866 - 10142.
NCC/78988 - 10142.
T11/91413 - SHORT TO 471MB.
EPZ/72364 - MISSING PART B
RIW/72672 - NOT AVAILABLE
CAR/72712 - NOT AVAILABLE
ASY/70414 - 10158.
CRITICAL WEATHER DAY WILL BE DECLARED LATER TODAY..
IN SUPPORT OF DHS REQUEST..STATE OF THE UNION..TO RUN FROM 17Z
TODAY UNTIL 26/0500Z..TONIGHT. NCEP..NCF AND TOC(GATEWAY) WILL BE
IN CWD MODE DURING THIS PERIOD LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 
$$
NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP

[uofmiami]

Here was Recon schedule issued yesterday.

000
NOUS42 KNHC 241800
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
0100 PM EST MON 24 JANUARY 2011
SUBJECT: WINTER STORM PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
        VALID 25/1100Z TO 26/1100Z JANUARY 2011
        WSPOD NUMBER.....10-055

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
   1. FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 70
      A. A62/ 30.4N 78.9W (TORRY)/ 26/1200Z
      B. AFXXX 13WSA TRACK62
      C. 26/0415Z
      D. 10 DROPS AS PUBLISHED
      E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 26/1400Z

   2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY:
      A. A61/ 35.4N 75.1W (TOMMZ)/ 27/0000Z
      B. A61/ 35.4N 75.1W (TOMMZ)/ 27/1200Z

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
   1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS
   2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE.
                   JWP

Quick non-tropical Recon message for the Atlantic shows this, which seems to be today:

000
URNT10 KNHC 251158
97779 11285 31282 91500 04200 23089 93//2 /7056
RMK AF304 12WSA TRACK66            OB 18
DEW POINT NEG 58 DEGREES C
CONTROL POINT
LAST REPORT

Track 66 was on Sunday's schedule, so appears Recon was out there.

000
NOUS42 KNHC 231730
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1230 PM EST SUN 23 JANUARY 2011
SUBJECT: WINTER STORM PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
        VALID 24/1100Z TO 25/1100Z JANUARY 2011
        WSPOD NUMBER.....10-054

I.  ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
   1. FLIGHT ONE -- TEAL 70 --
      A. A66/ 28.2N 91.5W (DROP 10)/ 25/1200Z
      B. AFXXX 12WSA TRACK66
     C. 25/0645Z
      D. 10 DROPS AS SHOWN ON TRACK
      E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 25/1400Z

   2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY:
      A. A64/ 30.3N 75.0W (DROP 10)/ 26/0000Z
      B. A64/ 30.3N 75.0W (DROP 10)/ 26/1200Z

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
   1. FLIGHT ONE -- NOAA49--
      A. P73/ 43.9N 172.3E (DROP 11)/ 25/1200Z
      B. NOAA9 10WSW TRACK73
      C. 25/0800Z
      D. 20 DROPS AS SHOWN ON TRACK
      E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 25/1800Z

   2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE.
                   WVW