Metro-02
Meteorology and Flight Planning
DATA SOURCES/USES
REPORT
USE IN FLIGHT PLANNING
X
SURFACE ANALYSIS CHART
LOCATIONS OF PRESSURE SYSTEMS & FRONTS
X
X
SEVERE WEATHER WATCH BULLETIN
TORNADOES & SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS (NO-FLY AREAS)
X
WW
X
X
RADAR SUMMARY CHART
THUNDERSTORMS & MAXIMUM CLOUD TOPS
WEATHER DEPICTION CHART
IFR/VFR AREAS & MINIMUM CEILINGS EN ROUTE
X
X
X
FA
AREA FORECAST
PREFLIGHT PLANNING FOR EN ROUTE PORTION OF FLIGHT
X
WA
X
X
IN-FLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORY
EN ROUTE PLANNING FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER
WS/WST
UUA
X
X
PILOT REPORT
SUPPLEMENT GROUND STATIONS' WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
UA
WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
WINDS & TEMPERATURES INSIDE CONTINENTAL U.S.
X
X
FD
WINDS ALOFT PROGNOSTIC CHART
WINDS & TEMPERATURES INSIDE CONTINENTAL U.S.
X
X
X
X
CONSTANT PRESSURE CHART
WIND, TEMPERATURE, DEW POINT, ICING, PRESSURE
X
X
METAR
DESTINATION AND ALTERNATE OBSERVED WEATHER
METAR
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST (TAF)
DESTINATION AND ALTERNATE FORECAST WEATHER
X
TAF
X
LOW LEVEL SIGNIFICANT
FORECAST OF PRESSURE SYSTEMS, FRONTS, SIGNIFICANT
X
X
WEATHER PROGNOSTIC CHART
WEATHER, TURBULENCE, FREEZING LEVELS, & IFR/MVFR AREAS
Figure 22: DATA SOURCES
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