Aviation Weather Center Fred Johnson Chief, Domestic Operations Branch Friends and Partners NBAA Aviation Weather Center Fred Johnson Chief, Domestic Operations Branch October 8, 2003 NBAA

What’s happening at the AWC? Graphical Area Forecast Update Changes to Improve Product Production Getting the Word Out October 8, 2003 NBAA

Graphical Area Forecast - Update Agreement on GFA requirements – initial set agreed Test GFA/GAMET prototypes this winter Firm-up AWC forecast operations concept Software/hardware Production prototyping to assess workload Forecaster training October 8, 2003 NBAA

Improve Product Production Common situational awareness TELCONs with NCEP’s National Centers (TPC, SPC, HPC) Develop and test graphics-to-text formatters AIRMET & SIGMET Improve forecast verification PIREPs are critical Verify AIRMET/SIGMET snapshots Develop and test probabilistic CCFP method. Users will not see a difference Look at statistical ‘reliability’ of forecasts October 8, 2003 NBAA

Convective SIGMET – 25 years CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK NM FROM 70SE TBE-60NW AMA-40NW TCC-30ESE CIM-70SE TBE AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 33025KT. TOPS TO FL370. HAIL TO 2 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 70KT POSS. OUTLOOK VALID 290655-291055 FROM 50SE HLC-SJT-ELP-PUB-50SE HLC WST ISSUANCES EXPD. REFER TO MOST RECENT ACUS01 KWNS FROM STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR SYNOPSIS AND METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS. October 8, 2003 NBAA

A Record Day - June 13, 2003 343 Convective SIGMETS October 8, 2003 NBAA

Getting the word out More involvement with aviation universities Improve communications with aviation training community Participate in national aviation conferences October 8, 2003 NBAA

Contact Info Fred R. Johnson Chief, Domestic Operations Branch Aviation Weather Center 7220 NW, 101st Terrace, Room 106 Kansas City, MO 64153-2371 816-584-7204 Fred.Johnson@noaa.gov http://aviationweather.gov October 8, 2003 NBAA