WEATHER Bad Ass Duats

Weather Briefings  FSS Briefer  DUATS –Synopsis and VFR Clouds/WX –Severe Weather Outlooks –Severe Weather –Sigments –Convective Sigments –Center Weather Advisories –Airmets –Current Conditions  Surface weather observations  PIREPS  RADAR Report –Forecast Reports  TAF  Winds Aloft –TFRs –NOTAMS –FDC NOTAMS –General FDC NOTAMS

Area Forecast FA  Synopsis Valid Times –18 hours  VFR clouds and WX –12 hours  Outlook –6 hour SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLOUDS/WEATHER FORECASTS MIAC FA SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WX SYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL OTLK VALID NC SC GA FL AND CSTL WTRS E OF 85W.

Synopsis and VFR Clouds/ WX  SEE AIRMET SIERRA FOR IFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCN. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS. NON MSL HGTS DENOTED BY AGL OR CIG..  SYNOPSIS...01Z CDFNT FM ERN PTNS VA CSTL WTRS- ECNTRL NC-LOW PRES NERN GA-CNTRL FL PNHDL-LOW PRES 130SE LEV. 06Z STNR FNT NC CSTL WTRS-NERN SC- LOW PRES CNTRL GA-NW FL PEN-130SE LEV. 12Z CDFNT NC CSTL WTRS-LOW PRES SRN CSTL PLAIN SC.-NR CRG- NW FL PEN-CNTRL GLFMEX. LTL CHG THRU 19Z.

Synopsis and VFR Clouds/ WX  MTNS...BKN070 BKN120 TOP 160. ISOL -SHRA. 05Z BKN Z OVC Z OCNL VIS 5SM - RA BR. OTLK...MVFR CIG RA BR.  PIEDMONT...BKN040 OVC070 TOP FL250. WDLY SCT TSRA. CB TOP FL Z BKN035. SCT - SHRA. 09Z OVC OTLK...MVFR CIG BECMG VFR SHRA 15Z.

Severe Weather  Outlook  Warnings  Tropical Depression/ Hurricane Advisories

Sigmets Unscheduled, valid 4 hours  Severe/extreme turbulence or CAT not associated with TS  Severe icing not associated with TS  Dust storms or sandstorms lowering visibility to less than 3 sm  Volcanic ash

Convective Sigmets Hourly +55, valid 2 hours  Severe TS due to –Surface winds +/= 50 kts –Hail +/= ¾ inch –Tornadoes  Embedded TS  Line of TS  TS producing precip affecting +/= 40% of an area at least 3,000 square miles  Severe or greater turbulence and icing, LLWS

Center Weather Advisories Unscheduled, valid 2 hours  In-flight flow control, air traffic, air crew advisory  Supplement to existing sigmet, convective sigmet, or airmet  Used when developing weather doesn’t meet air/sigmet criteria

Airmets Issued every 6 hours  Zulu –Moderate icing and freezing levels  Tango –Moderate turbulence –Sustained winds +/= 30 kts –Non –convective LLWS  Sierra –Widespread ceilings less than 1,000’ or visibility less than 3sm –Extensive mountain obscuration

Current Conditions  Surface WX Observations  METAR KSSC Z 26007KT 5SM R22/4000V5500FT -TSRA BR OVC049CB 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2A UPB0059E0100RAE0056B0125DZB0056E0059B0 123E0125 PRESRR SLP153 P0015 T $  METAR KMMT Z 07005KT 10SM -TSRA SCT028 CB BKN080 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2A OCNL LTGIC TS E MOV NE SCT028 V BKN PRESRR SLP148 P0050 T  of Aviation Weather Services

PIREPS  MLI UA /OV MLI /TM 1522 /FLUNKN /TP CRJ7 /SK OVC008-TOP050/ SKC /RM DURD/BASE 008 AGL  TYQ UA /OV VHP /TM 1548 /FL060 /TP C172 /SK OVC023-TOP052/ SKC /WX FV99SM /TA 09 /WV 30707KT /TB NEG  UUA/OV BAM260045/TM 225/FL180/TP BE20/TB SEV/RM BROKE ALL THE BOTTLES IN THE BAR

Radar Reports  CAE 0135 AREA 2TRWXX 255/11 83/98 52W MT /26 C2708 CELL TRWX 328/57 D4 AREA 4RW++ 279/ / W AUTO ^IQ2 JK2 JM KJ LH MH2 MK NL32511 OK PK4 RJ2

Forecast Conditions  TAF TAF KBTR Z 1318/ KT P6SM TSRA BKN010CB OVC020 TEMPO 1318/1322 2SM BR BKN006CB FM KT P6SM BKN022

Forecast Conditions continued…  FD FT MSY JAN  Wind > 100kts example –8040 = winds 300 degrees at 140 kts  9900= light and variable

NOTAM categories  General Distant –Runway –Aerodrome- 5sm around airport –Obstruction –Navigation –Communication –Airspace –Taxiway –Ramp/Apron –Service –Unverified Aeronautic Information NOTAMs –Other –Notams without Key Words  FDC- Flight Data Center

NOTAMS  !IND 02/073 IND RWY 5R/23L PTCHY THN SN WEF –“!” Means nothing. Just DUATS’ format –Patchy Thin Snow on Runway 5R/23L –WEF = When in effect: 2010 February 24 th 1258zulu