Friends/Partners in Aviation Weather Segment 4 Panel Progress in Weather Information Management & Dissemination Presented by… Mr. Rick Curtis Southwest Mr. Steve Caisse ADF NBAA – LAS October 13, 2004

Dispatch Related Hazards To Flight Thunderstorms Clear Air Turbulence Unsafe Runway Conditions Adverse Low Level Wind Conditions Low Ceilings / Visibility Icing

First – A Thank You Great Stuff User Input in the Developmental Phase ADDS ITWS NCWF RUC Suite of Products Hi-Res GOES Imagery User Input in the Developmental Phase User Feedback During Implementation

User Needs and Issues Aircraft Dispatchers - Needs Tools With Alerting Capabilities Improved Predictive Convection Tools Indexed Intensity and Quantity Products (vs. subjective) Graphical Tools vs. Alpha-Numerics. Need for Consolidation of Products into Integrated Platforms Graphical Tools vs. Alpha-Numerics. Better PIREP Data 1-2-3 Rule Change

User Needs and Issues Aircraft Dispatchers - Issues Approved Access to Weather Tools Freedom to Use any and all Products as Appropriate Liability and Enforcement Risks Associated with Tools Same View of Wx. Elements for Pilot and Dispatcher Better Feedback Mechanism for Comment and Critique of New Products Incomplete Data Warnings

Operational Issues QICP Status Product Integration POI discrepancies Product Integration ITWS, FIP, CIP, CCFP Product Consolidation/Timing for Implementation NWCF - CCFP – ITWS MDCRs Optimization Funding Enhancements – Water Vapor, EDR NOAAPort updates with latest products ASOS outages NIL TAFs