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Weather Flashcards

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TAF

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Terminal Area Forecast
Forecast for 5sm around station
4x a day, every 6 hrs

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Aviation area forecast (FA)

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Weather conditions over an area of several states

If noTAF for your area, check FAs for SIGMETS AIRMETS. 3xday

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Surface analysis chart

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Generated from surface station reports. Shows pressure systems, isobars, fronts, airmass boundaries, and station info. Every 3 hrs

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Weather depiction chart

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Depicts areas of VFR, marginal VFR, and IFR

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Define VFR, marginal VFR, and IFR weather

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VFR: 3,000 ceiling, 5sm vis
Marginal VFR: 1,000-3,000 ceiling, 3-5sm vis
IFR: -1,000 ceiling, -3 sm vis

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