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Advancements in Aviation Weather Forecasting and Products

Explore the latest advancements in aviation weather forecasting, including tools like Current Icing Potential (CIP) and Forecast Icing Potential (FIP). Learn about National Convective Weather Forecast (NCWF) and Ceiling and Visibility Products, aiding pilots and air traffic management in navigating adverse weather conditions.

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Advancements in Aviation Weather Forecasting and Products

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  1. FAA Aviation Weather Research Program (AWRP) Friends and Partners in Aviation Product Generation Panel October 23, 2002 Dave Pace FAA AUA-430/SAIC http://www.faa.gov/aua/awr

  2. AWRP Progress in Product Generation • Current Icing Potential (CIP) • Forecast Icing Potential (FIP) • National Convective Weather Forecast (NCWF), today and in the future • Ceiling and Visibility Products • Winter Weather Products

  3. Current Icing Potential (CIP) • Approved by AWTT Exec Board, Dec 2001 • Became an operational NWS product March 27 2002

  4. Forecast Icing Potential (FIP) • Approved for experimental status by AWTT, Dec 2001 • Will be considered for operational status in May or June 2003

  5. National Convective Weather Forecast (NCWF)

  6. NCWF (Performance Image)

  7. NCWF Operational NCWF became an operational NWS product Sep 27, 2001

  8. AWRP 2- to 6-hour Forecast Development • Now testing 2-hour forecast • Approach for longer-duration forecasts: • High-resolution multi-sensor inputs • Storm behavioral patterns • Models combined with statistics • Model ensembles • Boundary layer water vapor • Probabilistic decision tool • Anticipate some advances within 5 years for convective storms that are forced by large-scale features • Harder and farther down the road • Systems triggered by mesoscale features such as by gust-fronts • Convection driven by processed above the boundary layer, e.g. overrunning

  9. Terminal Ceiling and Visibility San Francisco Stratus Problem • Decision aid for traffic management and arrival/departure rates • Goal — to enable 1 hour forecast in support of parallel runway operations Transition to NWS: FY04

  10. National Ceiling and Visibility When adverse weather conditions cause loss of visual orientation, how long can a licensed VFR pilot who lacks instrument training expect to live…? …less than three minutes. • 1991, University of Illinois used simulated weather conditions to test twenty VFR rated pilots. When deprived of visual contact each pilot experienced loss of control. On average, it took approximately 178 seconds….. • NTSB: Degraded Ceiling and Visibility (C&V) conditions played a role in almost 40% of all weather-related aviation accidents investigated over the period 1989-1998

  11. Sample C&V Product: • Approved by AWTT for testing, Feb 2002 • Expect experimental release, FY04

  12. WSDDM Used At All 3New York Airports and Denver Winter Weather Research

  13. Northeast Winter Weather • AWRP to begin investigating winter storms in the Northeast US in FY03 • A research collaboration among 3 PDTs • Winter Weather PDT • Terminal Ceiling and Visibility PDT • National Ceiling and Visibility PDT

  14. Links • AWRP web page • http://www.faa.gov/aua/awr • ADDS • http://adds.aviationweather.gov/

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