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Aviation Routine weather Report

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Metar (stand for)

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Observation of Current Condition at an Airport

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Metar ( Definition )

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50 Minutes of each hou

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Metar ( Issued )

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Cover the Airport

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Metar ( coverage )

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Terminal Area Forecast

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TAF ( Stand for)

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

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TAF ( issued )

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24 hours

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TAF (Valid)

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5 statute miles from the center of the runway complex.

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TAF (coverage)

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issuance time only

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Metar ( valid )

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Aviation Area Forecast

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FA ( Stand for)

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

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FA (contain)

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3 Times daily

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FA (issued)

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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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Airmens Meterological Information

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Airmet ( Stand For )

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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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every six hours starting at 01:45 UTC

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Airmet ( issued )

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6 Hours

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Airmet ( Valid )

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IFR Conditions and extensive mountain obscuration.

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Airmet ( Sierra )

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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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Moderate icing and Freezing levels.

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Airmet ( Zulu

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3000 Square Miles.

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Airmet ( coverage )

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Significant Meterological Information
SIGMET ( Stand for )
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Advises of Non-convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft.
SIGMET (definition)
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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
SIGMET (contain)
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Unscheduled
SIGMET (issued)
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4 Hours
SIGMET (valid)
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3000 Square Miles
SIGMET ( Coverage )
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Convective Sigmet Meterological Information
Convective Sigmet ( stand for )
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Advises of convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft
Convective Sigmet ( Definition )
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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%
Convective Sigmet ( Contain )
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Hourly at 55 of each hour
Convective Sigmet ( Issued )
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2 Hours
Convective Sigmet ( Valid )
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3000 square miles
Convective Sigmet ( coverage )
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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.
Surface Analysis Chart ( Contain )
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Every 3 hours
Surface Analysis Chart ( Issued )
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At issuance Time only
Surface Analysis Chart ( Valid )
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Low pressure circulates the air counterclock sucking the air and trowing it out and up.
Surface Analysis Chart ( infos )
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Observed flying category ( IFR, MVFR, VFR )
Weather Depiction Chart ( Contain )
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Every 3 hours starting at 01Z each day
Weather Depiction Chart ( issued )
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at issuance time only
Weather Depiction Chart ( Valid )
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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.
Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( Contain )
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4 times a day at 0z 6z 12z 18z
Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( issued )
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12 and 24 hours (Time is also on chart)
Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( valid )
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Notice to airmen
NOTAM ( stand for )
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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.
NOTAM ( Definition
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Local
NOTAM ( L ) Stand for
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Information Regarding a local airport enviroment.
NOTAM L ( Definition )
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Taxiways closures, men and equipment working near or crossing runways and non-navigational lighting such as VASI
NOTAM L ( Contain )
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Distant
NOTAM D ( Stand for )
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Information for all navigational Facilities and public airports.
NOTAM D ( Definition)
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outages / limitations on VIR, ILS NDB, DME, Major runway closure.
NOTAM D ( Contain ) 2
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Flight Data Center
NOTAM FDC ( Stand for )
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Information that is regulatory in nature.
NOTAM FDC ( Definition )
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Amendments to aeronautical Charts & IAPS ,also TFR'S
NOTAM FDC ( Contain )1
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More concise / Temperature expected / High and Low Temperature only / Pressure Expected
MILITARY TAF
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Report provided from a Pilot during flight reporting any diferent weather condition
PIREPS
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No longer ExistsEnroute Flight Advisory AKA Flight Watch
EFAS ( Stand for )
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No longer Exists Was Flight Watch on Frequency 122.0
EFAS ( Infos )
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No longer ExistsWas Reports urgent Pireps / Storms / Wind Shear / Turbulence / Airmet
EFAS ( contain )
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No longer ExistsDid Report Hazardous during Flight
EFAS ( Definition )
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No longer Existswas using any VOR frequency of the area
EFAS ( how to find it)
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No longer ExistsBelow 17,500 and above 5,000 feet.
EFAS ( Availability )

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