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WELCOME TO FEDEX

WELCOME TO FEDEX. FedEx Weather Services. Then……. Day 1: April 17, 1973. 369 employees 186 packages 25 U.S. cities 14 Falcon jets. 3.6. 12. 146,000. 44,000. 42,200. 375. 680. 220. UPS – Underwater Package Service. “We run the tightest ship in the shipping business.”

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WELCOME TO FEDEX

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  1. WELCOME TO FEDEX FedEx Weather Services

  2. Then……. Day 1: April 17, 1973 • 369 employees • 186 packages • 25 U.S. cities • 14 Falcon jets

  3. 3.6 12 146,000 44,000 42,200 375 680 220

  4. UPS – Underwater Package Service “We run the tightest ship in the shipping business.” So did the White Star Line.

  5. FedEx Weather Services Air Operations Division

  6. Mission Provide the most accurate weather forecasts and briefings for North American and Caribbean operations. The Meteorology department also provides the timeliest technical meteorological data to support international flight operations. Through continuous efforts to support customer alignment in support of quality, the Meteorology department helps to ensure FedEx remains the safest, most reliable and cost-efficient air transportation system in the world.

  7. Fast Facts • Department started in 1986 • Operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week • Located within Global Operations Control, which is the department’s primary customer • Staff of 15: 10 Operational / 5 Administrative • Approved by FAA as primary source of forecasts for all domestic trunk flights and some international flights • Enhanced Weather Information Services (EWINS) certified

  8. Staff Melvin Bradley, Manager Mike Watts* Kory Gempler* John Burns Jeff Vose Dave Mack Erik Proseus* Dale Marks Priscilla Parham Harry Woolford Jeff Woodard Clint Fugate Marti Ray Trevor Hansen* Ashley Werho * administrative

  9. Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts • Issue TAFS two to three times daily for 45 domestic airports with valid times of 16-27 hours and by exception for other locations • A few international TAFS also issued, some seasonally (New Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore) • Additional forecasts as needed by customers

  10. Responsibilities • Issue SNOCON/Winter Weather Advisories for Memphis, Newark, and Indianapolis hubs • Coordinate air operations with FedEx Air Traffic Control group • ATC forecast for evening inbound push • Mountain Wave Turbulence forecast for China routes • Forecast temperature, wind, and altimeter settings for hubs and high-altitude ramps (aircraft performance) • Daily weather outlook for use by Sales/Life Sciences in shipment of time-sensitive, high-value products

  11. Responsibilities • Expert advice offered within company, including: • daily weather briefings to aircraft dispatchers in GOC • briefings to flight crews, as necessary • guidance on en-route hazardous weather conditions (i.e., icing, turbulence, thunderstorms, volcanic ash, space weather) • other meteorological conditions that may affect corporate operations (tropical contingencies, winter weather, land-based flooding, etc.) • Provide custom products for all FedEx OpCo’s • Inter- and intra-departmental training • Involvement in industry workgroups

  12. SNOCONS • Issued for MEM, IND, EWR hubs • Issued when winter wx (snow, ice) is expected at a hub within 48 hours • Brief description of type of event, onset, duration, and expected significance

  13. Hurricane Contingencies • Process initiated by Met Dept with an alert of storm formation • Regular/ad-hoc strategic and tactical conference calls • Decisions on relief supplies and staffing • 24 hours: evacuate and suspend service • GOC calls continue until system is restored

  14. WINDS website • Primary source of weather information for FDX Corporation. • Displays all pertinent weather data (obs, radar, satellite, model data, SIGMETS, PIREPS, etc.) in graphical and/or textual formats • Available on corporate intranet – Keyword: “weather” or at weather.fedex.com • National Weather Service and Meteostar/Sutron are data providers • FDX/Meteostar servers process all incoming data for display in WINDS

  15. Satellite Feeds

  16. WINDS product samples

  17. LEADS Weather Workstation

  18. FedEx Forecasts KEWR FT FEDEX 1820Z-1912Z ABV 3000/5 1715G25 OCNL 25 BKN 5SM -SHRA 22Z 25 OVC 5SM -RA BR 1720G30 OCNL 15 OVC 2SM TSRA 01Z 12 OVC 4SM -RA BR 2020G30 OCNL 8 OVC 2SM TSRA BR 03Z 15 OVC 4SM -RA BR 2115G25 06Z 25 OVC 2115G25 11Z ABV 3000/5 3212G20 = KMEM FT FEDEX 1821Z-1916Z ABV 3000/5 0114G24 01Z ABV 3000/5 0105 15Z ABV 3000/5 0806 =

  19. Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS)

  20. Consolidated Storm PredictionAlgorithm (CoSPA)

  21. Ramp Tower Weather Keyword: RTOWX

  22. QUESTIONS?

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