1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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