1h Flashcards
What ensures continuous monitoring of any weather activity and produce and disseating mission planning and execution weather analysis, forecasts and briefings?
OWS
An operational weather squadron (OWS) provides weathers support that covers a:
Specific region
What tool provides meteorological functionality and a net-enabled weather service to assist operational decisions?
JET
What uses display systems for regional and base units, and additional alerts users to environmental changes that could affect operations?
Joint environmental toolkit
This is a special notice notifying personnel of an established environmental condition that will affect operations.
Weather advisory
This is a special notice notifying personnel of potential Enviromental threats of such intensity to pose a hazard to life or property.
Weather watch
Which situation is an example of a weather advisory?
Surface winds 25-34 knots.
Which situation is an example of a weather warning?
Lightning within 5 nautical miles
The first 3 characters of the winds pulled from a METAR report indicate what?
Wind direction
What warning system is used to make voice announcements to the base populace during emergencies?
Giant voice