1. Aviation Weather Center Fred Johnson Chief, Domestic Operations Branch
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Aviation Weather Center Fred Johnson Chief, Domestic Operations Branch
October 8, 2003
NBAA

2. What’s happening at the AWC?
Graphical Area Forecast Update
Changes to Improve Product Production
Getting the Word Out
October 8, 2003
NBAA

3. Graphical Area Forecast - Update
Agreement on GFA requirements – initial set agreed
Test GFA/GAMET prototypes this winter
Firm-up AWC forecast operations concept
Software/hardware
Production prototyping to assess workload
Forecaster training
October 8, 2003
NBAA

4. Improve Product Production
Common situational awareness
TELCONs with NCEP’s National Centers (TPC, SPC, HPC)
Develop and test graphics-to-text formatters
AIRMET & SIGMET
Improve forecast verification
PIREPs are critical
Verify AIRMET/SIGMET snapshots
Develop and test probabilistic CCFP method.
Users will not see a difference
Look at statistical ‘reliability’ of forecasts
October 8, 2003
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5. Convective SIGMET – 25 years
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1C
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
TX OK NM
FROM 70SE TBE-60NW AMA-40NW TCC-30ESE CIM-70SE TBE
AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 33025KT. TOPS TO FL370.
HAIL TO 2 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 70KT POSS.
OUTLOOK VALID
FROM 50SE HLC-SJT-ELP-PUB-50SE HLC
WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.
October 8, 2003
NBAA

6. A Record Day - June 13, 2003 343 Convective SIGMETS
October 8, 2003
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7. Getting the word out More involvement with aviation universities
Improve communications with aviation training community
Participate in national aviation conferences
October 8, 2003
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8. Contact Info
Fred R. Johnson
Chief, Domestic Operations Branch
Aviation Weather Center
7220 NW, 101st Terrace, Room 106
Kansas City, MO
October 8, 2003
NBAA