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© Crown copyright Met Office Contents Basis for provision of services What is provided? How the services are accessed by the user? Future? Questions and answers
© Crown copyright Met Office Basis for the provision of services Service determined by ICAO Annex 3 Met Authority – CAA Meteorological service is provided by the Met Office Services provided free at point of use for the end user
© Crown copyright Met Office What is provided?
© Crown copyright Met Office What is provided? A variety of forecasts are available for low level flight: F415 F215 F414 F214 AIRMET Ballooning forecasts + TAFs & METARs
© Crown copyright Met Office What is provided? F415, F215 Charts of significant weather below FT ‘Areas’ of weather, with cloud, visibility, turbulence, icing and other hazards F415: area covers north-west Europe F215: area covers UK Issued 4 time per day
© Crown copyright Met Office F415
© Crown copyright Met Office F215
© Crown copyright Met Office What is provided? F414, F214 Charts of wind and temperature Provide wind and temperature information at ‘spot’ locations for: F414: area covers north-west Europe F214: area covers UK Issued 4 time per day
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© Crown copyright Met Office F ft 5000 ft ft ft
© Crown copyright Met Office What is provided? AIRMET Text forecast of weather, cloud, visibility, icing and other hazards Forecast winds and temperatures Forecast weather divided into zones around the UK
© Crown copyright Met Office AIRMET zones
© Crown copyright Met Office AIRMET example
© Crown copyright Met Office What is provided? Ballooning Forecasts Additional to the AIRMETS and F214/F215 Provides information specific to ballooning requirements e.g. thermals, inversions 4 regional forecasts issued two times per day plus further spot wind forecasts
© Crown copyright Met Office Ballooning Forecast example
© Crown copyright Met Office Ballooning Forecast winds example
© Crown copyright Met Office How are services accessed by the user?
© Crown copyright Met Office How are the services accessed by the user? Met Office provides a web-page, accessed from the main Met Office website Free at point of use, but users register their details Website updated as latest forecasts sent and also when latest METARs and TAF are updated
© Crown copyright Met Office How are the services accessed by the user?
© Crown copyright Met Office Future?
© Crown copyright Met Office Future? We will develop our services in conjunction with the CAA Developments in our high resolution modelling may be able help service developments May be able to use the high resolution modelling directly in flight & and flight planning systems
© Crown copyright Met Office Questions ……