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Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather Summer 2016 Meeting

Discussing challenges and possible solutions in utilizing wind forecasts for Traffic Flow Management decisions, and exploring the need for finer resolution wind forecasts.

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Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather Summer 2016 Meeting

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  1. Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather Summer 2016 Meeting Date: August 3, 2016 Surface Winds Presented by: Kevin Johnston Presented to: FPAW

  2. Surface Wind Challenges? • During Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) Site Reviews, NWS and FAA team members received feedback from Traffic Flow Managers that wind forecasts in the NWS Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF) do not assist/support TFM decisions. • Do we have a problem? If so, how do we resolve it? • How often are TMI implemented for wind? • Where do we go from here?

  3. Ground Delay ProgramsJan 2015-May 2016

  4. Wind: Second Most Percentage of Flights Affected

  5. Wind: Second Most Percentage of Flights Affected

  6. Wind: Second Most Percentage of GDPs Issued

  7. Wind: Where Are the GDPs?

  8. Possible Next Steps • Engage industry… • Work with industry and determine if finer resolution wind forecast, tied to traffic flow management decisions, would be helpful or is this a government only concern? • Why aren’t more GDPs for wind implemented? • Are we too reactive when it comes to wind? If so, how can we improve? • Is wind forecasting only important at the surface? • If not, what levels above the surface are needed? • Further discussion and exploration likely needed.

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