National Catalogue of New or Enhanced Products
Selected EXPERIMENTAL Product Details
Product Name:
Experimental Graphical Area Forecast
Geographical Scope:
NATIONAL
Description:
The Geographical Area FOrecast (GFA) product is a graphhical representation of the current operational production of aviation area forecasts, which provide an overview of weather conditions which could impact aviation operations. The experimental graphical Airman?s Meteorological Advisory (G-AIRMET) is a BUFR-formatted time-series depiction of aviation hazards occurring with occasional or greater frequency throughout the conterminous U.S. and adjacent coastal waters (NWS, 2005a). The aviation hazards depicted in the experimental G-AIRMET (FAA, 2006) are: (1) Areas of surface visibility below three (3) statute miles, including the weather causing the visibility restriction. (2) Areas of cloud ceilings with bases less than 1000 feet above ground level (AGL). (3) Areas of widespread mountain obscuration where Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) cannot be maintained, including the weather causing the obscuration.
Source:
Originator:
Dorothy Haldeman
email:
Dorothy.Haldeman@noaa.gov
Office:
Aviation Services 1325 East-West HighwaySilver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:
301-713-1726 x130
Point of Contact:
email:
Office:
Phone:
Parameters:
clouds, visibility,icing, turbulence, mountain obscuration
Validated:
Yes, Date Entered: 2008-10-21
SW Required:
Data Type or Format:
/
Primary Output Type:
Sec. Output Type:
Archival Req.:
None
Primary User Type:
Comms System-1:
Example: (image file)
PDD file:
GraphicalFA.pdf
Product URL:
http://aviationweather.gov/products/gairmet
Product URL2:
Product URL3:
Comment start date:
2007-07-01
Comment end date: 2009-09-30
Type of Service:
Product
Data
Dissemination system
Model
Web Page
Display App.
Data Mining Tool
Outreach/Education
Other
Notes:
Web page needs link to PDD and survey. Email sent to D. Haldeman This was held up waiting for FAA approval. The comment period was extended for another year to 9/30/09
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