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2025-2026 Fall/Winter Mountain Thread


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Been jealous of the weather back home but finally feeling like fall out here in Billings the last few days, low 40’s this morning and can see my breath, feels great! Back to the 80’s for another week though, guess I should enjoy the sun and nice weather while I can!  How’s the color progression coming along? 

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We're getting a shower this evening in the Valley. It's looking like a wet period ahead the next several days. 

My neighbor just below us commented that we are having an early Fall. Her family have been in Maggie Valley for generations. She stated that this year reminds her of 10 years ago. 

To @WxKnurd 

I was in Sylva yesterday and Waynesville today. There is a spattering of color, bit we're still a couple of weeks away from peak at high Valley locations. I'll head up to Waterrock Knob in the next day or two and if I can some pictures to share.

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10 hours ago, WxKnurd said:

Been jealous of the weather back home but finally feeling like fall out here in Billings the last few days, low 40’s this morning and can see my breath, feels great! Back to the 80’s for another week though, guess I should enjoy the sun and nice weather while I can!  How’s the color progression coming along? 

Yeah seems to be a bit early on color.  The leaf season should be good. Locally we haven't really had a real dry stretch yet and I don't think we will as Steve has alluded to.

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1 hour ago, Met1985 said:

Yeah seems to be a bit early on color.  The leaf season should be good. Locally we haven't really had a real dry stretch yet and I don't think we will as Steve has alluded to.

Yeah, looking like a great fall foliage Season over there. Not looking good here due to an extended dry period (2 weeks) that just ended. Some color now but many just brown, dead leaves falling.

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Big slow moving storms moving into the far SW Mountain Counties. GSP stated in their afternoon disco that rain chance increase over the Mountains overnight into tomorrow morning. Nothing looks severe, but there is so very rich tropical moisture out there and heavy rainfall is a possibility.

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I'm not sold yet on the various model solutions for 94L. I'd feel more confident if we had days of agreement as we did last year with Helene. Once recon gets in for their standard cyclone sampling I believe we will get better agreement in the Hurricane and operational guidance. 

As you can see below, a lot of aircraft assets are being ramped up and the G-IV high altitude surveillance flights will be valuable for the upper air pattern conditions.

 

000

NOUS42 KNHC 251715

REPRPD

WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS

CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.

115 PM EDT THU 25 SEPTEMBER 2025

SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)

         VALID 26/1100Z TO 27/1100Z SEPTEMBER 2025

         TCPOD NUMBER.....25-116

 

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS

    1. SUSPECT AREA (NEAR HISPANIOLA - AL94)

       FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49 FLIGHT TWO - NOAA 42

       A. 27/0000Z A. 27/0000Z

       B. NOAA9 09GGA SURV B. NOAA2 10GGA TDR

       C. 26/1730Z C. 26/2000Z

       D. NA D. 22.3N 74.8W

       E. NA E. 26/2100Z TO 27/0300Z

       F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT F. SFC TO 15,000 FT

       G. SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE G. TAIL DOPPLER RADAR

       H. NO WRA ACTIVATION H. WRA ACTIVATION

 

       FLIGHT THREE - TEAL 75 FLIGHT FOUR - NOAA 49

       A. 27/0600Z A. 27/1200Z

       B. AFXXX 11GGA SURVEY B. NOAA9 12GGA SURV

       C. 27/0445Z C. 27/0530Z

       D. 22.8N 75.3W D. NA

       E. 27/0530Z TO 27/0900Z E. NA

       F. SFC TO 15,000 FT F. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT

       G. SYSTEM SURVEY G. SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE     

       H. WRA ACTIVATION H. NO WRA ACTIVATION

 

       FLIGHT FIVE - NOAA 42 FLIGHT SIX - TEAL 76

       A. 27/1200Z A. 27/1130,1730Z

       B. NOAA2 1309A CYCLONE B. AFXXX 1409A CYCLONE

       C. 27/0800Z C. 27/1015Z

       D. 23.2N 75.7W D. 23.2N 75.7W

       E. 27/0900Z TO 27/1600Z E. 27/1100Z TO 27/1730Z

       F. SFC TO 15,000 FT F. SFC TO 15,000 FT

       G. TAIL DOPPLER RADAR G. FIX

       H. WRA ACTIVATION H. WRA ACTIVATION

    

    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY:

       A. CONTINUE 6-HOURLY FIXES IF SYSTEM DEVELOPS AND IS A THREAT.

       B. TWO MORE NOAA P-3 TAIL DOPPLER RADAR MISSIONS INTO AL94 FOR 

          28/0000Z AND 28/1200Z, DEPARTING KLAL AT 27/2000Z AND 

          28/0800Z RESPECTIVELY.

       C. TWO MORE NOAA 49 G-IV SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE

          MISSIONS AROUND AL94 FOR THE 28/0000Z AND 28/1200Z SYNOPTIC

          TIMES, DEPARTING KLAL AT 27/1730Z AND 28/0530Z

          RESPECTIVELY.

    3. REMARKS:

       A. THE TEAL 75 AND TEAL 76 MISSIONS INTO AL94 TASKED IN TCPOD 

          25-116 WERE CANCELED BY NHC AT 25/1200Z.

       B. THE TEAL 74 MISSION INTO AL94 HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A 

          LOW-LEVEL INVEST NEAR 21.9N 74.2W FOR 26/1730Z, WITH THE 

          TAKEOFF TIME CHANGED 6 HOURS TO 26/1545Z.

 

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS

    1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.

    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.

 

$$

KAL

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