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This page contians up-to-date* aviation weather information to be used during preflight*. The page is divided into sections formatted in the order of a standard pre-flight weather briefing.
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Welcome to the Weather Section!

Initial Weather Synopsis

This area gives you the "Big Picture." It includes current airport conditions, and the current 12 hour low level prognostic chart. Use this section to give you a general idea of what to expect on your flight. If there isn't any significant weather on these charts, you won't have to be as thorough in getting reflight weather. Regardless, you should always obtain a preflight weather briefing from a Flight Service Station.

Chart

 

Description

 

Current West Coast Visibility.
Click for East Coast Visibility.
Low IFR, IFR, Marginal VFR, and VFR, are denoted by their colors.

 

Current Surface Analysis Chart.

 

12hr Low Level Sig. Weather
Prognostic Chart
.
Click Here for the Legend.

 

Current Water Vapor Satellite Image.

 

Current AIRMET and SIGMET Chart.


Current Observations

This area allows you to get in depth information regarding current weather. The information contained here will show you what the weather is currently like at both yor departure and destination airport. If there were any Airmets, Sigmets, or Convective Sigmets on the graphical plot along your route, you may view the full textual briefing here. Also contained here is a link for individual METAR's. You may view all METAR's for the U.S. by clicking on the icon below.


Chart

Description

Animated U.S. Radar Composite Chart.



Use form at right
to obtain desired
information.

 

AIRMETs & SIGMETs
Check at least one item from each column, then click retrieve.

Icing
Turbulence
IFR
Convective
Pacific Coast (SFO)
Rocky Mountain (SLC)
North Central (CHI)
Northeast (BOS)
South Central (DFW)
Southeast (MIA)

Use form at right
to obtain desired
information.
 

METARs & TAFs
(Aviation Routine Weather Report).

Enter one or more 4-letter ICAO identifiers and choose desired output.

METARs TAFs

Forecast and Flight Planning

This area contains forecast and last-minute flight planning information. Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts, Winds Aloft information, Notices to Arimen, and other forecast weather charts can be found here.


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Description

Current U.S. Notices to Airmen.

Temporary Flight Restrictions.

12hr U.S. Surface Analysis Chart.

24hr U.S. Surface Analysis Chart.

36hr U.S. Surface Analysis Chart.

48hr U.S. Surface Analysis Chart.

Pacific Coast 6hr FD (Winds Aloft).
Click for Rocky Mountain, North Central,
South Central, Northeast, or Southeast.

Pacific Coast 12hr FD (Winds Aloft).
Click for Rocky Mountain, North Central,
South Central, Northeast, or Southeast.

Pacific Coast 24hr FD (Winds Aloft).
Click for Rocky Mountain, North Central,
South Central, Northeast, or Southeast.

 

 

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