Weather Services Flashcards

1
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Aviation Routine weather Report

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Metar (stand for)

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2
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Observation of Current Condition at an Airport

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Metar ( Definition )

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3
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50 Minutes of each hou

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Metar ( Issued )

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4
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Cover the Airport

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Metar ( coverage )

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5
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Terminal Area Forecast

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TAF ( Stand for)

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6
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A concise Statement of Expected Meteorological conditions within a 5SM radius of an airport

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TAF (Definition )

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7
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4x a day at 0z 6z 12z 18z

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TAF ( issued )

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8
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24 hours

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TAF (Valid)

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9
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5 statute miles from the center of the runway complex.

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TAF (coverage)

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10
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issuance time only

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Metar ( valid )

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11
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Aviation Area Forecast

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FA ( Stand for)

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12
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Forecast of visual meteorological conditions, Clouds and general Weather over an area of Several States.

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FA ( definition )

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13
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Comunications and product header, precautionary statement, synopsis, VFR Clouds e Weather

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FA (contain)

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14
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3 Times daily

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FA (issued)

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15
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18Hours - 12 hours forecast - 6 hours Categorical outlook

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FA (Valid)

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16
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Several States

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FA (coverage)

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17
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Airmens Meterological Information

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Airmet ( Stand For )

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18
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Advises of non-convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft but specially to small aircrafts.

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Airmet ( Definition )

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19
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every six hours starting at 01:45 UTC

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Airmet ( issued )

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20
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6 Hours

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Airmet ( Valid )

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21
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IFR Conditions and extensive mountain obscuration.

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Airmet ( Sierra )

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22
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Moderate Turbulence, sustained surface winds 30 knots or greater, non-convective low-level wind shear

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Airmet ( Tango )

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23
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Moderate icing and Freezing levels.

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Airmet ( Zulu

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24
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3000 Square Miles.

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Airmet ( coverage )

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25
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Significant Meterological Information

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SIGMET ( Stand for )

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26
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Advises of Non-convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft.

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SIGMET (definition)

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27
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Severe icing, Severe to extreme turbulence or CAT, Dust and Sand Storm that reduce visibility to less than 2 SM,Volcanic ash

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SIGMET (contain)

28
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Unscheduled

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SIGMET (issued)

29
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4 Hours

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SIGMET (valid)

30
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3000 Square Miles

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SIGMET ( Coverage )

31
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Convective Sigmet Meterological Information

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Convective Sigmet ( stand for )

32
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Advises of convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft

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Convective Sigmet ( Definition )

33
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Severe thunderstorm due to hail at the surface of 3/4 inch or greather / surface winds of 50 knots or greater / Tornados / Embedded Thunderstorms / A line of thunderstorms or thunderstorms producing heavy or greater precipitation affecting at least 40%

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Convective Sigmet ( Contain )

34
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Hourly at 55 of each hour

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Convective Sigmet ( Issued )

35
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2 Hours

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Convective Sigmet ( Valid )

36
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3000 square miles

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Convective Sigmet ( coverage )

37
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Pressure (isobar e high low centers) / Fronts / Weather - Stations with weather symbolos: sky coverage wind direction e speed, temp/dewpoint / preciptation.

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Surface Analysis Chart ( Contain )

38
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Every 3 hours

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Surface Analysis Chart ( Issued )

39
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At issuance Time only

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Surface Analysis Chart ( Valid )

40
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Low pressure circulates the air counterclock sucking the air and trowing it out and up.

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Surface Analysis Chart ( infos )

41
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Observed flying category ( IFR, MVFR, VFR )

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Weather Depiction Chart ( Contain )

42
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Every 3 hours starting at 01Z each day

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Weather Depiction Chart ( issued )

43
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at issuance time only

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Weather Depiction Chart ( Valid )

44
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Four Panels - Top two panels are like weather depiction plus turbulence and freezing levels. Lower two panels are like surface analysis.

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Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( Contain )

45
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4 times a day at 0z 6z 12z 18z

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Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( issued )

46
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12 and 24 hours (Time is also on chart)

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Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( valid )

47
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Notice to airmen

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NOTAM ( stand for )

48
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Time-critical aeronautical information of a temporary nature not sufficiently know in advance to permit publication charts that might effect a pilots decision to make a flight.

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NOTAM ( Definition

49
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Local

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NOTAM ( L ) Stand for

50
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Information Regarding a local airport enviroment.

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NOTAM L ( Definition )

51
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Taxiways closures, men and equipment working near or crossing runways and non-navigational lighting such as VASI

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NOTAM L ( Contain )

52
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Distant

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NOTAM D ( Stand for )

53
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Information for all navigational Facilities and public airports.

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NOTAM D ( Definition)

54
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outages / limitations on VIR, ILS NDB, DME, Major runway closure.

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NOTAM D ( Contain ) 2

55
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Flight Data Center

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NOTAM FDC ( Stand for )

56
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Information that is regulatory in nature.

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NOTAM FDC ( Definition )

57
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Amendments to aeronautical Charts & IAPS ,also TFR’S

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NOTAM FDC ( Contain )1

58
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More concise / Temperature expected / High and Low Temperature only / Pressure Expected

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MILITARY TAF

59
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Report provided from a Pilot during flight reporting any diferent weather condition

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PIREPS

60
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No longer ExistsEnroute Flight Advisory AKA Flight Watch

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EFAS ( Stand for )

61
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No longer Exists Was Flight Watch on Frequency 122.0

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EFAS ( Infos )

62
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No longer ExistsWas Reports urgent Pireps / Storms / Wind Shear / Turbulence / Airmet

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EFAS ( contain )

63
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No longer ExistsDid Report Hazardous during Flight

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EFAS ( Definition )

64
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No longer Existswas using any VOR frequency of the area

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EFAS ( how to find it)

65
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No longer ExistsBelow 17,500 and above 5,000 feet.

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EFAS ( Availability )