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N ATIONAL W EATHER S ERVICE N ATIONAL W EATHER S ERVICE A VIATION A VIATION S ERVICES & P RODUCTS S ERVICES & P RODUCTS November 17, 2014 November 17, 2014 Joseph Calderone Joseph Calderone N ATIONAL W EATHER S ERVICE N ATIONAL W EATHER

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November 17, 2014 November 17, 2014

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AVIATION SERVICES & PRODUCTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AVIATION SERVICES & PRODUCTS

Joseph Calderone NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN, MN Joseph Calderone NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN, MN

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LIST OF TOPICS LIST OF TOPICS

  • Who is the National Weather Service?

–Organizational Structure –Local Weather Forecast Office

  • NWS Chanhassen MN products

–NWS Chanhassen website –NWS Chanhassen Aviation program

  • Levels of NWS Aviation services
  • AWC websites
  • Who is the National Weather Service?

–Organizational Structure –Local Weather Forecast Office

  • NWS Chanhassen MN products

–NWS Chanhassen website –NWS Chanhassen Aviation program

  • Levels of NWS Aviation services
  • AWC websites
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THE ORGANIZATION THE ORGANIZATION

Department of Commerce NOAA NWS

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National Centers For Environmental Prediction Weather Forecast Offices River Forecast Centers Space Flight Meteorology Group Tsunami Warning Centers 8 National Centers TPC* SPC OPC CPC AWS HPC EMC SWPC *includes NHC Alaska/West Coast Tsunami Warning Center Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Center Weather Service Units 116 Mainland WFO’s 3 Alaska WFO’s 1 WFO in Hawaii 1 WFO in Guam 1 WFO in Puerto Rico 1 WSO in Pago Pago 20 Mainland CWSU’s 1 CWSU in Alaska 1 CWSU in Hawaii 12 Mainland River Forecast Centers 1 River Forecast Center in Alaska

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6 NWS REGIONS

NWS MPX, part of Central Region, covers south-central MN and west-central WI

6 NWS REGIONS

NWS MPX, part of Central Region, covers south-central MN and west-central WI

NWS MPX

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NWS OFFICES NWS OFFICES

122 Weather Forecast Offices 22 Center Weather Service Units

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Working Together to Save Lives NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSION

" NOAA's National Weather Service provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. "

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

We accomplish this mission by providing warnings and forecasts of hazardous weather 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including:

  • Thunderstorms (Damaging Winds and Hail)
  • Flooding (Rivers and Low Lying Areas)
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter Weather (Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain, Blizzards)
  • Extreme Temperatures (Heat, Bitter Cold, Frost/Freeze)
  • Impacts to Aviators

The NWS is the sole United States OFFICIAL voice for issuing warnings during life-threatening weather situations.

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NWS MPX Coverage Area includes:

51 counties

42 in MN 9 in WI

6 Airports

AXN, STC, RWF, MSP, EAU, RNH

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www.weather.gov/mpx www.weather.gov/mpx

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NWS CHANHASSEN AVIATION PROGRAM

We issue 4 routine TAFs for KAXN, KSTC, KRWF,

KEAU, KRNH & KMSP daily (00z, 06z, 12z, 18z) and amendments as needed

For KMSP, we also issue mandatory 3-hourly

amendments at 03z, 09z, 15z and 21z

We issue aviation discussions with every routine

TAF issuance

Our products are used extensively by MSP MAC,

Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, GA pilots

All of our aviation products are available on our

website:

http://www.weather.gov/mpx

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AVIATION FORECASTS - TAFS AVIATION FORECASTS - TAFS

  • Significant Weather
  • Wind Speed and Direction
  • Cloud Base Height
  • Surface Visibility
  • Low Level Wind Shear
  • http://www.weather.gov/mpx/aviation.php
  • Significant Weather
  • Wind Speed and Direction
  • Cloud Base Height
  • Surface Visibility
  • Low Level Wind Shear
  • http://www.weather.gov/mpx/aviation.php

MSP International Airport MSP International Airport

  • St. Cloud Regional Airport
  • St. Cloud Regional Airport
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AVIATION FORECASTS - AFDS AVIATION FORECASTS - AFDS

  • Area Forecast Discussion

– Portion of entire forecast discussion devoted specifically to aviation-related issues – Written in non-technical language – Section devoted solely to MSP along with an Outlook for MSP – http://aviationweather.gov/products/afd/

  • Area Forecast Discussion

– Portion of entire forecast discussion devoted specifically to aviation-related issues – Written in non-technical language – Section devoted solely to MSP along with an Outlook for MSP – http://aviationweather.gov/products/afd/

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MPX SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PAGE

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/bis/?n=mpx_avit_sa

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LEVELS OF NWS AVIATION SERVICES LEVELS OF NWS AVIATION SERVICES

  • 122 Field Offices
  • 22 Center Weather Service

Units

  • Aviation Weather Center

– Kansas City, MO – One of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction

  • Aviation Services Branch

– Silver Spring, MD – NWS Headquarters

  • 122 Field Offices
  • 22 Center Weather Service

Units

  • Aviation Weather Center

– Kansas City, MO – One of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction

  • Aviation Services Branch

– Silver Spring, MD – NWS Headquarters

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SUMMARY OF WEATHER SERVICES NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS)

  • Aviation Weather Center

– Issues all enroute aviation forecasts

  • clouds, visibility, turbulence, icing, thunderstorms, wind
  • http://aviationweather.gov/
  • http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/
  • Weather Forecast Offices (WFO)

– Main source of collaborated mesoscale and synoptic weather – Issue TAFs (approximately 610 airports)

  • CWSU (locally covered by CWSU ZMP)

– Customized services for ARTCC – Supplements some of AWC’s forecasts

  • Issue Center Weather Advisories and Meteorological Impact

Statements

– Work directly with TRACONs

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http://aviationweather.gov/

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http://aviationweather.gov

  • Java-based format allows for obtaining:
  • METARs
  • TAFs
  • PIREPs / SIGMETs
  • Drop-down menus for many other aviation and

non-aviation weather products

  • Drop-down menus to other NWS pages
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http://aviationweather.gov/adds

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http://aviationweather.gov/adds

  • Java-based format allows for obtaining:
  • METARs
  • TAFs
  • PIREPs / SIGMETs
  • Turbulence forecasts
  • Icing forecasts
  • Convection forecasts
  • Winds / Temperatures at various levels
  • Satellite imagery
  • Radar imagery
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http://weather.aero

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Mobile websites

  • http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa/MOBILE/ZOA2.htm
  • http://Innovation.srh.noaa.gov/NWSwidget

/findYourForecast.php

  • http://Mobile.weather.gov
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AVIATION SERVICES & PRODUCTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AVIATION SERVICES & PRODUCTS

Joseph Calderone joseph.calderone@noaa.gov NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE – CHANHASSEN MN 1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST, CHANHASSEN MN 55317 952-361-6670

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MPX WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSTWINCITIES WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSTWINCITIES

Joseph Calderone joseph.calderone@noaa.gov NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE – CHANHASSEN MN 1733 LAKE DRIVE WEST, CHANHASSEN MN 55317 952-361-6670

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MPX WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSTWINCITIES WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSTWINCITIES