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Utilizing NASA SPoRT Products to Assist Pilots in Hazardous Flying Conditions

Utilizing NASA SPoRT Products to Assist Pilots in Hazardous Flying Conditions. Brian Guyer Forecaster WFO Albuquerque. What is NASA SPoRT ?.

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Utilizing NASA SPoRT Products to Assist Pilots in Hazardous Flying Conditions

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  1. Utilizing NASA SPoRT Products to Assist Pilots in Hazardous Flying Conditions Brian Guyer Forecaster WFO Albuquerque

  2. What is NASA SPoRT? SPoRT is a NASA project to transition unique observations and research capabilities to the operational weather community to improve short-term forecasts on a regional scale.

  3. NASA Aviation Products • 4km GOES Low Cloud Base • 4km GOES Fog Depth • available from 0115z-0315z and 0715z-1115z • 1km MODIS Nighttime Visible • available as polar orbit allows • 4km GOES Icing and Icing Height • 4km Cloud Top Pressure • available hourly on web

  4. New Mexico Terrain KFMN 5502’ KSAF KLVS KGUP 6234’ 6472’ 6877’ KTCC KABQ 4065’ 5355’ KROW 3666’

  5. KGUP TAF Climatology KGUP 6472’

  6. TAF KGUP 302335Z 3100/3124 35006KT P6SM FEW030 BKN200 FM310600 VRB05KT P6SM FEW010 BKN025 FM311730 23006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT120 SCT200= TAF KGUP 310535Z 3106/0106 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 TEMPO 3110/3114 BKN025 FM311800 23006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT120 SCT200 FM010200 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060= TAF KGUP 311140Z 3112/0112 VRB05KT P6SM BKN028 FM312000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT035= TAF KGUP 311739Z 3118/0118 VRB06KT P6SM BKN035 BKN120 FM312000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 FM010700 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN080 OVC120= 01/31/10 CFP KGUP 310653Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M06/M07 KGUP 310753Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M07/M08 KGUP 310853Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M07/M08 KGUP 310953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M07/M08 KGUP 311053Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM SCT026 M07/M08 KGUP 311104Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN028 M07/M08 KGUP 311145Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN030 M07/M08 KGUP 311153Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT030 M07/M08 KGUP 311228Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN028 M07/M09 KGUP 311250Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT028 M07/M09 KGUP 311253Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM FEW028 M08/M09 KGUP 311353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC037 M07/M09 KGUP 311453Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC033 M06/M07 KGUP 311553Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC033 M05/M07 KGUP 311653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC033 M03/M04 KGUP 311753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC037 M02/M04 LCB

  7. TAFKGUP 302335Z 3100/3124 35006KT P6SM FEW030 BKN200 FM310600 VRB05KT P6SM FEW010 BKN025 FM311730 23006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT120 SCT200= TAFKGUP 310535Z 3106/0106 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 TEMPO 3110/3114 BKN025 FM311800 23006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT120 SCT200 FM010200 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060= TAFKGUP 311140Z 3112/0112 VRB05KT P6SM BKN028 FM312000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT035= TAF KGUP 311739Z 3118/0118 VRB06KT P6SM BKN035 BKN120 FM312000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 FM010700 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN080 OVC120= 01/31/10 CFP KGUP 310653Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M06/M07 KGUP 310753Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M07/M08 KGUP 310853Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M07/M08 KGUP 310953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M07/M08 KGUP 311053Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM SCT026 M07/M08 KGUP 311104Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN028 M07/M08 KGUP 311145Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN030 M07/M08 KGUP 311153Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT030 M07/M08 KGUP 311228Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN028 M07/M09 KGUP 311250Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT028 M07/M09 KGUP 311253Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM FEW028 M08/M09 KGUP 311353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC037 M07/M09 KGUP 311453Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC033 M06/M07 KGUP 311553Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC033 M05/M07 KGUP 311653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC033 M03/M04 KGUP 311753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC037 M02/M04 LCB

  8. 4km Low Cloud Base and Fog Depth 1/30/10 LCB CFP KABQ 300956Z 00000KT 10SM FEW025 OVC037 01/M03 KSAF 301035Z AUTO 35003KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC001 M04/M05

  9. 1km MODIS “Nighttime Visible” OVC036 OVC023 OVC001 VV001 OVC037 01/30/10 0909Z 01/07/10 0903Z Radiative Upslope / Advective

  10. 4km Icing and Icing Height April 7-8, 2010 Upper Low Orange < 6kft Yellow = 6kft – 12kft Cyan = 12kft – 18kft Blue > 18kft

  11. 4km Icing and Icing Height April 7-8, 2010 Upper Low Orange < 6kft Yellow = 6kft – 12kft Cyan = 12kft – 18kft Blue > 18kft

  12. Icing and Icing Height WY KS CO TX OK ZDV (1 icing report @ 150) ZKC (18 icing reports between 050-100)

  13. 4km Cloud Top Pressure Planning Tool?

  14. Summary of Product Impacts • Decision support aid • AWIPS for Forecasts • SPoRT web page for Aviation Customers • Anticipation of Low Clouds/ Fog at TAF sites • Combination of low clouds detected < 1000 feet and fog depth coverage key • Improved TAF false alarm ratio • Icing and Icing Height • May improve detection of icing for AIRMETs • Cloud Top Pressure • Planning Tool

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