Lesson Plan Outline
Weather Information
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This sheet contains quick reference data for all weather information products available to the pilot during pre-flight action. It contains quick references for how often weather products are updated and more.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA
National Weather Service - NWS
Aviation Weather Center - AWC
Storm Prediction Center - SPC
Aviation Digital Data Service - ADDS
Radiosonde
Surface Fronts and Boundaries
Flight Weather Category Definitions
Cloud Coverage Symbols
Precipitation Areas and Symbols
Low-Level SIGWX Prog Chart Symbols
AIRMET and SIGMET Symbology
Wind Direction and Interpretation
Common Weather Symbols
Supplemental Condition Symbols
Decoding Station Model Data
Present Weather - METAR Text to Symbol Matching
Pre-Flight Action - §91.103
Obtaining a Pre-Flight Weather Brief
Over the Telephone
Over the Internet
With ForeFlight
Types of Weather BriefingsÂ
Standard Weather Brief
Abbreviated Weather Brief
Outlook Weather Brief
Aviation Routine Weather Report - METAR
The Report Includes
Aviation Selected Special Weather Report - SPECI
Pilot Weather Reports - PIREP
Urgent - UUA
Routine - UA
Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment - TALPA
Runway Condition Assessment Matrix - RCAM
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast - TAF
Type of Report
Report Data
Report Abbreviations
Probability Forecast
Aviation Area Forecast - FA
18-Hour Validity
Purpose
Disseminated Into 4 Sections
Graphical Forecast Area - GFA
In-Flight Weather Advisories
Airman’s Meteorological Information - AIRMET
Significant Meteorological Information - SIGMET (WS)
Convective SIGMET (WST)
Wind and Temperatures Aloft Forecast - (FB)
Wind-Speed Conversion
Freezing Level Chart
Convective Outlook Chart - (AC)
Surface Analysis Chart
Observation Type
Sky Cover
Clouds
Sea Level Pressure
Pressure Change/Tendency
Precipitation
Dew Point
Present Weather
Temperature
Wind
Weather Depiction Chart
Depicted Information
Radar Summary Chart - (SD)
Line of Storms (LN)
Area of Storms
Single Cell
Significant Weather Prognostic Chart
Availability
Delivery
Low-Level Chart Versions
Upper Chart Panel Versions Display
Lower Chart Panel Versions Display
Extended Forecast - 30, 36, and 48-hour Sig Wx Chart
Constant Pressure Chart
Satellite Imagery
Automatic Terminal Information System - ATIS
Essential Broadcast Contents
Automated Weather Observation System - AWOS
Automated Surface Observation System - ASOS
ASOS Report Contents
Transcribed Weather Broadcast - TWEB - (Alaska ONLY)
Broadcast Contents
Hazardous In-Flight Weather Advisory Service - HIWAS
Center Weather Advisory - CWA
Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast - ADS-B
Doppler Radar - WSR-88D
Clear Air Mode
Precipitation Mode
Types of NEXRAD Radar
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar - TDWR
Airport Surveillance Radar - FAA Radar
Airborne Radar
NEXRAD Levels
Level II Data Products
Level III Data Products
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