To view this page ensure that Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.124 or greater is installed. 23 12/09 Preflight Guide v. 1.3 Appendix 1 Weather Products and Weather Providers The table below lists some of the most common weather products and providers: Source AC (Severe Wx Outlook) AIRMET / SIGMET charts, Convective outlook charts, Prog. charts, Radar (NEXRAD) charts, Radar summary charts, Surface analysis Center Weather Advisory (ATC) charts, Weather depiction FA (18-hr area forecast) FD (winds/temps aloft forecast) FD (winds/temps aloft forecast) METAR PIREP Satellite SD (hourly radar) TAFs TWEB Format: T = text; G = Graphic. Text may be written or spoken. Preflight T T G G G G G T G T T G T T G T T T Commercial vendor Search Internet for commercial weather products." Public NWS or NOAA site X X X X X X X X X X X X X ADDS (aviation digital data) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X DUATS X X X X X X X X X X X FSS (automated TIBS) Short automated briefing, origin & radius, advisories & summary, ceil, vis, w. easy link to FS Specialist FSS (standard) Verbal synopsis of all available information FSS (abbreviated) Short, verbal synopsis, based on all available information FSS (outlook) Short, verbal forecast based on all available information The Weather Channel X X X En route Both (NOTE: Products directly accessible to the user are marked with an “X.”) |