Briefs
Number for call weather briefer
1800 -WX-BRIEF
a continuous broadcast of recorded aeronautical information in busier terminal areas
ATIS
Airmet type that indicate
Airmet Sierra
The legal requirement to obtain a weather brief
FAR 91.103
special weather report issued when there is significant deterioration or improvement in airport weather conditions, such as significant changes of surface winds, visibility, cloud base height and occurrence of severe weather
SPECI
typically predicts conditions that may affect flight operations over relatively large areas. PURPOSE: provides a forecast for the enroute phase of flight and for locations without a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast.
Graphical Forecast Aviation
This Airmet denotes
Airmet Tango
Technology or systems commonly used to obtain weather briefings that doesn't require a phone call.
I-pad/foreflight
an air traffic facility that provides information and services to aircraft pilots before, during, and after flights, but unlike air traffic control, is not responsible for giving instructions or clearances or providing separation
FSS
show locations of fronts, highs and lows, squall lines, dry lines, and other weather phenomena that are important in understanding current weather and predicting future weather events
Surface analysis charts
This Airmet denotes
Airmet ZULU
a report of actual flight or ground conditions encountered by an aircraft. Reports commonly include information about atmospheric conditions (like temperature, icing, turbulence)
PIREPS
a forecast of specific atmospheric conditions in terms of wind and temperature at certain altitudes
Winds and Temperatures aloft chart (FB)
a severe weather advisory that contains meteorological information concerning the safety of all aircraft. Compared to AIRMETs, this cover more severe weather.
SIGMET
provide a general indication of which elements may be a factor during a flight and should only be used during planning six hours or more from the ETD.
Outlook Brief
issued at least four times a day, every six hours, for major civil airfields: 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC, and generally apply to a 24- or 30-hour period, and an area within approximately five statute miles from the center of an airport runway complex
TAF
delineates areas forecast to have thunderstorms (convective activity)
Convective Outlook (AC)
This warning can be issued for severe icing, severe to extreme turbulence, dust storms or sandstorms that lower visibility to less than three miles, and for volcanic ash
non-convective SIGMET