Weather - Region
October Climatology
Monsoon
Transition
Ceilings <600 FT
Visibility <2 NM
10% Frequency
Tropical Cyclone
Tracks - avg # per month
12 Ft Seas
10% Frequency
Primary Low Track
Gale Wind
10% Frequency
Climatology (October)
Cig/Vis
6-9
9-12
< 3000’/
3SM
55%
43%
38%
35%
50%
59%
57% 58%
< 1000’/
2SM
45%
25%
12%
14%
35%
54%
55% 58%
< 300’/
1SM
24%
7%
4%
3%
6%
16%
21% 32%
feet/miles
12-15
15-18
18-21
21-24
0-3
3-6
Local
CAS/AI
Helo
Temperatures
High: 86F/30C Low: 80F/26C
Winds
Max:
47 knots
Northerly
5 knots
Relative Humidity: AM - 84% PM - 71%
17 days per
month
3 days with
Thunderstorms
Weather
Monthly Avg: 7.8 in
24-hr Max: 7.7 in
Pacifica (Philippines)
October Climatology
Temperatures
Avg High
86
Avg Low
80
Precipitation
Winds
Moon Phase
Rain
North
Greater Than 90%
Avg 7.8 inches
Avg 17 days/mo
Thunderstroms 3 day
@ 5 knots
10-15 October
Climatology Extremes
Temperatures
Precipitation
Winds
Max High 95
Rain
Max Low
55
Max 17.4 inches
Min 0.8 inches
47 Knots
3
Light Data (1 of 2)
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
02
04
06
08
10
12
DATE
ILLUM
15- 16 OCT
SS: 1738
ET: 1824
16- 17 OCT
SS: 1737
ET: 1824
17- 18 OCT
SS: 1737
ET: 1823
18- 19 OCT
SS: 1736
ET: 1823
19- 20 OCT
SS: 1736
ET: 1822
20- 21 OCT
SS: 1735
ET: 1822 MS: 1213
21- 22 OCT
SS: 1734
ET: 1821
22- 23 OCT
SS: 1734
ET: 1821
MR: 1918
MS: 0814
MR: 2007
MS: 0913
MR: 2100
MS: 1014
MR: 2156
MS: 1114
MR: 2255
MS: 1308
MS: 1400
MR: 2356
MR: 0056
MR: 0155
SR: 0549
BT: 0502
92%
SR: 0549
BT: 0503
85%
SR: 0549
BT: 0503
75%
SR: 0549
BT: 0503
65%
SR: 0550
BT: 0503
54%
SR: 0550
BT: 0503
43%
SR: 0550
BT: 0503
32%
SR: 0550
BT: 0503
22%
Generally IR CROSSOVER exists 30 minutes after sunrise and sunset
4
SUN
MOON LIGHT
TWILIGHT
NO ILLUMINATION
Light Data (2 of 2)
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
02
04
06
08
10
12
DATE
ILLUM
23- 24 OCT
SS: 1733
ET: 1820
24- 25 OCT
SS: 1733
ET: 1820
25- 26 OCT
SS: 1732
ET: 1819
26- 27 OCT
SS: 1732
ET: 1819
27- 28 OCT
SS: 1732
ET: 1819
28- 29 OCT
SS: 1731
ET: 1818
29- 30 OCT
SS: 1731
ET: 1818
30- 31 OCT
SS: 1730
ET: 1818
MS: 1449
MR: 0253
MS: 1534
MR: 0348
MS: 1617
MR: 0442
MS: 1700
MR: 0535
MS: 1742
MR: 0628
MS: 1825
MS: 1909
MS: 1955
MR: 0721
MR: 0813
MR: 0905
SR: 0551
BT: 0504
13%
SR: 0551
BT: 0504
7%
SR: 0551
BT: 0504
2%
SR: 0551
BT: 0504
0%
SR: 0552
BT: 0504
1%
SR: 0552
BT: 0505
3%
SR: 0552
BT: 0505
8%
SR: 0552
BT: 0505
14%
Generally IR CROSSOVER exists 30 minutes after sunrise and sunset
5
SUN
MOON LIGHT
TWILIGHT
NO ILLUMINATION
Shared Weather Effects
PREDOMINANT TEMPORARY
LIGHT INFANTRY
Temperature, Rain
MECHANIZED INF
Temperature, Rain
SMOKE/CHEM
Temperature, Rain
PSYOP
Temperature, Rain
SOF
Temperature, Rain
AIR ASSAULT
Ceiling, Visibility
CAS/AI
Ceiling, Visibility
AIR DEFENSE
Temperature, Rain
ATTACK AVN
Ceiling, Visibility
FAVORABLE
6
MARGINAL
UNFAVORABLE
Weather Effects - October
15-18
18-21
21-24
TACTICAL RECON
C
C
C
UAV - Hunter
C
C
C
UAV - Predator
C
C
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
T
T
T
OPERATIONS
06-09
09-12
12-15
00-03
03-06
COMMENTS
EAC RECON
I
N
T
E
L
Transitional period between
Northeast and Southwest
Monsoons. Northeast
Monsoons provides favorible
weather for operations with
decreased rain and
thuderstorms. Southwest
Monsoon brings extended
periods of rain with frequent
thunderstorms. Also during
the transitional period
Tropical Cyclone frequency
increases.
GROUND RECON
MANEUVERABILITY
(ARMOR/INFANTRY)
A
V
I
A
T
I
O
N
HELO, CAS (A-10), AI (Vis
Deliveries), C-130 (NonAWADS)
CAS (Non A-10)
AI (RADAR Deliveries), C-130
(AWADS)
AIRBORNE OPS
ARTILLERY / AIR DEFENSE
ENGINEERS
EO (Laser/Thermal)
MOPP IV
T
AMBER: MODERATE DEGRADATION
RED: SEVERE DEGRADATION
T
T
T
T=TEMPERATURE V=VISIBILITY C=CEILING
W=WIND
P=PERCIPITATION