AWH 3-8

Chapter 3, Overview of Aviation Weather Information 3-8 weather elements and the weather phenomena applicable to aviation. These tables are a high-level overview and do not attempt to capture all products and elements. A brief summary of the weather products that contain information pertaining to each weather element and weather phenomenon is provided in individual tables in the next section. Technical specifications (e.g., codes and contents) pertaining to the products in Table 3-1 and Table 3-2, as well as others, are provided in Chapters 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28. 3.4.1 Weather Products versus Weather Elements and Phenomena Table 3-1. High-Level Overview of Select Weather Products and Select Weather Elements and Phenomena that are of Interest to Aviation Users (See Table 3-3 for acronyms and abbreviations.) An ‘X’ indicates that the weather product contains information pertaining to the weather element or phenomenon. Product T- Storm Wind Wind Shear Visibility Precip Fog In-Flight Icing Freezing Level Turb Ash TC SS/ DS Mtn Obsc Observations METAR, SPECI (ASOS, AWOS, ATIS) X X X X X X X X PIREP/AIREP /VAR X X X X X X X X X X X Radar X X X X X X Lightning Data X Satellite X X X X X Weather Camera X X X X X X Analysis Surface Analysis Charts X X X X X Upper Air Analysis Freezing Level Analysis X CIP X GTGN X Advisories Convective- SIGMET X X X X X SIGMET X X X X X X AIRMET X X X X X X X X X CWA X X X X X X X X VAA X TCA X X Space Weather Advisory LLWAS X AWW X X X Forecasts Wind and Temp Aloft X TAF X X X X X X X X X Aviation Surface Forecast X X X X X X Aviation Clouds Forecast X X AK FA X X X X X X X X X X