Ian Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋Ummm... Uh oh?😱 #NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV N49RF NOAA49 has a flight plan to come to Portland #KPDX tomorrow Sun Feb 1, 2026. I don't see an atmospheric river in Sunday's or #GroundHogDay's rain🌧️ forecast. But this may hint at an upgrade. Except when on an announced public outreach event, NOAA Hurricane Hunter planes are considered as alarming a sign as the Weather Channel reporting live from near your home. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/NOAA49/history/20260201/1600Z/KLAL/KPDX #aviation #weather #avgeek
#NOAA #N49RF "Gonzo" Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream jet arrived in Portland. A flight plan filed for Monday #GroundhogDay gives us a hint at the area of the Pacific they'll collect some sort of atmospheric data. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N49RF/history/20260202/1915Z/KPDX/KPDX #aviation #avgeek #weather
I entered the coordinates from the #NOAA #N49RF flight plan into Great Circle Mapper and got a map of the planned flight. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=KPDX-40.36+N+132.18+W-40.48+N+133.42W-40.54+N+135.12W-41.00+N+136.42W-41.00+N+138.12W-41.06+N+139.42W-41.06+N+141.12W-41.06+N+142.36W-41.06+N+144.06W-41.06+N+145.36W-41.06+N+147.06W-41.00+N+148.36W-40.54+N+150.06W-42.12+N+150.00W-43.24+N+150.00W-44.42+N+150.00W-46.00+N+149.54W-47.12+N+149.54W-48.30+N+149.48W-48.30+N+148.12W-48.30+N+146.30W-48.30+N+144.48W-48.24+N+143.06W-48.18+N+141.30W-48.12+N+139.48W-48.06+N+138.06W-47.54+N+136.30W-47.42+N+134.54W-47.30+N+133.12W-47.18+N+131.36W-KPDX #aviation #avgeek #mapgeek #weather
Though #weather will move by tomorrow's flight, #NOAA #N49RF "Gonzo" Gulfstream jet will apparently be observing two east-west cross sections from above the storm which is off the West Coast. #aviation #avgeek
No photos but I saw through binoculars from home today: NOAA49 (Hurricane Hunter "Gonzo" Gulfstream IV jet) takeoff and landing at PDX. The flight track shows they pretty much flew what they filed. But now there's a better picture of the storm front they were observing over the Pacific. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/NOAA49/history/20260202/1915Z/KPDX/KPDX #aviation #avgeek
#NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV "Gonzo" N49RF departing Portland Int'l Airport #KPDX as NOAA49 this morning for #weather observations over the Pacific Ocean. Photo taken from home with optical zoom. No other processing besides cropping the image. #aviation #avgeek
#NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV "Gonzo" N49RF departing Portland Int'l Airport #KPDX as NOAA49 for the third consecutive day of #weather observations over the Pacific Ocean, getting research data on #AtmosphericRiver conditions. #aviation #avgeek
I entered the coordinates from the #NOAA #N49RF flight plan into Great Circle Mapper and got a map of today's #NOAA49 flight, currently in progress. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=KPDX-HEMLO-38.42+N+130.00+W-38.18+N+131.18+W-37.54+N+132.36+W-37.30+N+133.54+W-37.06+N+135.12+W-36.36+N+136.24+W-36.12+N+137.42+W-35.42+N+138.54+W-35.12+N+140.06+W-34.42+N+141.18+W-34.12+N+142.30+W-35.18+N+143.00+W-36.18+N+143.30+W-37.18+N+144.06+W-38.24+N+144.36+W-39.24+N+145.12+W-40.24+N+145.48+W-41.30+N+146.24+W-42.30+N+147.00+W-42.48+N+145.30+W-43.06+N+143.54+W-43.24+N+142.24+W-43.42+N+140.48+W-44.00+N+139.12+W-44.12+N+137.36+W-44.24+N+136.00+W-44.36+N+134.18+W-44.42+N+132.42+W-44.54+N+131.06+W-45.00+N+129.24+W-SEDAR-KEIKO-45.75+N+122.59+W-KPDX #aviation #avgeek #mapgeek #weather
#NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" cancelled its Pacific flight today and stayed on the ground in Portland. It looks like the #weather nearby over the Pacific today may not have been the kind of atmospheric river conditions they wanted to collect data on. But a new flight plan showed up for Friday, again returning to Portland. This is getting to be a lengthy #science deployment. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N49RF/history/20260206/1915Z/KPDX/KPDX #aviation #avgeek
Here's a Great Circle Mapper image showing the route on the flight plan filed by #NOAA for their Friday research flight of "Gonzo" the Gulfstream IV Hurricane Hunter jet from and returning to Portland #KPDX. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=PDX-ONP-FULMR-38.06+N+130.48+W-37.12+N+131.35+W-36.23+N+132.24+W-35.30+N+133.05+W-34.36+N+133.54+W-35.23+N+135.00+W-36.12+N+136.11+W-37.06+N+137.24+W-37.53+N+138.35+W-38.42+N+139.54+W-39.30+N+141.05+W-40.23+N+142.05+W-41.17+N+143.05+W-42.12+N+144.05+W-43.06+N+145.11+W-43.53+N+146.18+W-44.47+N+147.24+W-45.42+N+148.30+W-45.53+N+146.54+W-46.06+N+145.24+W-46.17+N+143.48+W-46.23+N+142.11+W-46.36+N+140.35+W-45.53+N+138.48+W-45.12+N+137.11+W-44.30+N+135.30+W-43.47+N+133.54+W-44.06+N+132.24+W-44.23+N+130.54+W-44.42+N+129.24+W-SEDAR-KEIKO-45.75N+122.59W-PDX #aviation #avgeek #weather #science #PNW
A new flight plan for #NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" has been filed for Wednesday, February 11, 2026, after the plane has been parked at Portland #KPDX since Friday. Now it appears they have a new #science observation target with the front that will be off the California coast tomorrow. It will then return to Portland. I used GCMap to render a map of the planned route. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=KPDX-FULMR-38.18+N+133.00+W-37.24+N+134.06+W-36.30+N+135.06+W-35.36+N+136.06+W-34.42+N+137.06+W-33.48+N+138.00+W-32.54+N+139.00+W-32.00+N+139.54+W-31.30+N+138.36+W-31.00+N+137.24+W-30.30+N+136.12+W-29.54+N+135.00+W-29.24+N+133.48+W-28.48+N+132.36+W-28.18+N+131.24+W-27.42+N+130.12+W-27.06+N+129.06+W-27.42+N+128.06+W-28.12+N+127.06+W-28.42+N+126.06+W-29.18+N+125.06+W-29.48+N+124.00+W-30.18+N+123.00+W-31.18+N+123.42+W-32.24+N+124.18+W-33.24+N+125.00+W-34.24+N+125.48+W-35.30+N+126.30+W-36.30+N+127.12+W-37.30+N+128.00+W-FATMO-CITYY-TMBRS-KPDX #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
#NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" #N49RF is making another 6+ hour flight today returning to Portland. So I have once again fed an automated translation of the flight plan waypoints into Karl Swartz's Great Circle Mapper online tool to make a map image. They have been doing winter atmospheric river observations out of Portland for 2 weeks so far. Hopefully this will collect data they want for computer forecasting models. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=c:%230fff3f,KPDX-HEVOL-LATAY-SEDAR-44.42+N+131.30+W-44.23+N+133.05+W-44.12+N+134.41+W-43.53+N+136.18+W-43.36+N+137.48+W-44.00+N+139.24+W-44.23+N+141.00+W-44.47+N+142.41+W-45.12+N+144.18+W-45.30+N+146.00+W-45.47+N+147.41+W-44.42+N+147.54+W-43.42+N+148.11+W-42.36+N+148.24+W-41.30+N+148.35+W-40.23+N+148.48+W-39.23+N+149.00+W-39.06+N+147.30+W-38.42+N+145.54+W-38.23+N+144.24+W-38.00+N+142.48+W-37.36+N+141.18+W-37.12+N+139.48+W-36.47+N+138.18+W-37.42+N+137.05+W-38.30+N+135.54+W-39.17+N+134.41+W-40.06+N+133.24+W-40.53+N+132.05+W-41.36+N+130.41+W-KYLLE-ONP-LARSN-45.35+N+122.98+W-KPDX #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
#NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" #N49RF has another 6+ hour #science observation flight from and back to Portland #KPDX on Tuesday. [edit: they're studying atmospheric river fronts to help improve forecast computer modeling.] [edit 2: this flight plan was delayed and then cancelled.] http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=c:%230fff3f,KPDX-HEMLO-41.54+N+127.18+W-39.06+N+128.24+W-38.06+N+129.30+W-37.06+N+130.42+W-36.06+N+131.48+W-35.00+N+132.48+W-34.00+N+133.54+W-33.00+N+134.54+W-31.54+N+135.54+W-33.00+N+136.54+W-34.12+N+137.54+W-35.12+N+139.00+W-36.18+N+140.06+W-37.24+N+141.12+W-38.30+N+142.24+W-39.30+N+143.36+W-40.24+N+142.00+W-41.12+N+140.24+W-42.06+N+138.48+W-42.54+N+137.06+W-43.36+N+135.24+W-43.42+N+133.36+W-43.42+N+131.48+W-43.42+N+130.00+W-43.42+N+128.12+W-KYLLE-ONP-45.35+N+122.98+W-KPDX
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N49RF/history/20260217/1945Z/KPDX/KPDX
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https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N49RF/history/20260217/1945Z/KPDX/KPDX
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Today's flight has been cancelled for #NOAA Hurricane Hunter jet #N49RF "Gonzo". I'm not sure if the weather didn't turn out as interesting for research or the plane wasn't ready. Something like this also happened a couple weeks ago earlier in their deployment to Portland. #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
#NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" #N49RF is scheduled to make a 6hr 45min flight over the Pacific today for #weather observations above fronts for atmospheric river research. This is the third week of their deployment to Portland. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=c:%230fff3f,KPDX-FULMR-42.54+N+127.00+W-40.48+N+127.18+W-40.18+N+128.48+W-39.42+N+130.18+W-39.06+N+131.42+W-38.30+N+133.12+W-37.54+N+134.36+W-37.12+N+135.54+W-36.36+N+137.18+W-35.54+N+138.36+W-35.18+N+139.54+W-36.12+N+140.48+W-37.12+N+141.42+W-38.12+N+142.36+W-39.12+N+143.36+W-40.12+N+144.30+W-41.06+N+145.30+W-42.06+N+146.36+W-43.00+N+147.36+W-43.36+N+146.12+W-44.12+N+144.48+W-44.48+N+143.18+W-45.24+N+141.48+W-45.54+N+140.12+W-46.30+N+138.42+W-47.00+N+137.06+W-47.24+N+135.24+W-47.18+N+133.30+W-47.00+N+131.30+W-46.48+N+129.36+W-SEDAR-KEIKO-KPDX #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
There goes Gonzo! #NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" #N49RF departing Portland International Airport #KPDX in the rain at noon PST today for #science observations from above the front off the coast. The data from these flights are intended to get more data from above Pacific fronts to improve computer forecasting models after a major atmospheric river event in December increased priority of studying them. #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
#NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" #N49RF continues their deployment to Portland to collect sensor data toward improving forecasts of Pacific atmospheric river storms. The plane has been flying out of PDX a few times a week since Feb 1. Today's flight starts earlier but is shorter. It looks like they don't have to go as far out to collect storm data today with a front coming ashore. [edit: Hmmm, flight plan was cancelled.] http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P%3Ac:%230fff3f,KPDX-OLM-ARRIE-48.30+N+124.63+W-CYVIC-DOLFF-48.19+N+132.38+W-FASEL-ZANNG-KYLLE-ONP-45.35+N+122.98+W-KPDX&MS=wls&DU=mi #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
"NOAA Hurricane Hunters fly from PDX to study atmospheric rivers over the Pacific" by KATU News (ABC Portland) - More info on #science research in Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" #N49RF temporary deployment to Portland. US Army Corps of Engineers is interested in better forecasts of rain events for management of reservoir levels. #NOAA's jet gets higher resolution radar/sensor profiles of storms from 40,000ft than satellites can. https://katu.com/news/local/noaa-hurricane-hunters-fly-from-pdx-to-study-atmospheric-rivers-over-the-pacific-gonzo-gulfstream-oceanic-administration-army-corp-engineers-scripps-institution-san-diego-research #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
"What is atmospheric river hunting? And why is it coming to Portland?" by KOIN News (CBS Portland) - More info on NOAA Hurricane Hunter jet temporary deployment to Portland to collect atmospheric river data. Several #science organizations teaming up to work on the data, seeking more in-depth understanding and improved forecasts for North Pacific storms. https://www.koin.com/weather/what-is-atmospheric-river-hunting-and-why-is-it-coming-to-portland/ #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
I got a picture of #NOAA Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" #N49RF departing Portland Airport #KPDX at the end of what was a 6-week deployment to the Pacific Northwest to collect data on Pacific #AtmosphericRiver storms. It's now returning to its home base in Lakeland, Florida #KLAL. #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW
Cadmus 🌲@ikluft Interesting, that is for sharing these posts.
I wonder if it has to do with this program from CW3e:
ARRecon_Overview - Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes
Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Overview IOPS/Data Partners Related Info Goal: Support water management decisions and flood forecasting by developing and testing the potential of targeted airborne and buoy observations over the Northeast Pacific to improve forecasts of the landfall and impacts of atmospheric rivers on the U.S. West Coast at lead…
@camless I found a news article from yesterday confirms your hunch. UCSD Scripps Institute is involved. https://avgeek.social/@ikluft/116184540490023593
Ian Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋 (@[email protected])
"NOAA Hurricane Hunters fly from PDX to study atmospheric rivers over the Pacific" by KATU News (ABC Portland) - More info on #science research in Hurricane Hunter Gulfstream IV jet "Gonzo" #N49RF temporary deployment to Portland. US Army Corps of Engineers is interested in better forecasts of rain events for management of reservoir levels. #NOAA's jet gets higher resolution radar/sensor profiles of storms from 40,000ft than satellites can. https://katu.com/news/local/noaa-hurricane-hunters-fly-from-pdx-to-study-atmospheric-rivers-over-the-pacific-gonzo-gulfstream-oceanic-administration-army-corp-engineers-scripps-institution-san-diego-research #aviation #avgeek #weather #PNW