HIWAS Flashcards
1
Q
What does HIWAS stand for?
A
Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service
2
Q
SIGMET
A
Severe and extreme turbulence, severe icing and widespread dust or sandstorms that reduce visibility
3
Q
Convective SIGMET
A
Issued for tornadoes, lines of thunderstorms, embedded thunderstorms and hail
4
Q
What does CWA stand for?
A
Center weather advisory
5
Q
What is a center weather advisory?
A
Unscheduled weather advisory given by center weather service unit meteorologists for ATC to alert pilots of weather conditions within the next 2 hours.
