Changes to Aviation Weather Center Products/Services

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1 Changes t Aviatin Weather Center Prducts/Services Cllabrative Aviatin Weather Statement Autmated CCFP Area Frecasts Replaced with Hires SIGMET/AIRMET Better Website Better ADDS backend

2 Cllabrative Aviatin Weather Statement (CAWS) CAWS is an event driven, impact based prduct with bth graphics and text Only issued fr weather that impacts air traffic Cllabrated with FAA, CWSUs, WFOs and airlines Can be requested by any f the abve entities Summer 2015 Dem cnvectin nly CCFP nw stands fr Cllabrative Decisin Making (CDM) Cnvective Frecast Prduct Autmated frm varius mdels. Lks/feels like ld human drawn prduct Issued 24x7x365 every 2 hurs Issued earlier than human drawn prduct

3 New CCFP Example

4 CAWS Text Example Cllabrative Aviatin Weather Statement 001 NWS Aviatin Weather Center Kansas City MO 1345 UTC Wed 03 Aug 2014 Weather: Thunderstrms Valid: Z ARTCCs affected: ZJX, ZMA Terminals affected: MCO, TPA SUMMARY: Thunderstrms alng the W cast f FL are expected t mve inland and becme numerus thrughut the central FL peninsula during the early afternn hurs. DISCUSSION: Scattered thunderstrms primarily verwater alng the W cast f FL are expected t mve inland and increase t numerus acrss the center f the FL peninsula thrugh the early afternn, mre quickly and with greater cverage than shwn by CCFP. Thunderstrm tps will reach FL450. Terminal impact at TPA prbable after 1600Z but ending n later than 1730Z. Terminal impact at MCO prbable after 1730Z. Expect anther CAWS cvering FL thunderstrms t be issued after 1600Z.

5 CAWS Graphical Frmat NOTE: 1) Slid Blue utline = current weather 2) Dash-dt Red utline = frecast weather

6 Hw will a CAWS be Disseminated? Psted n the Aviatin Weather Center website: NWS Telecmmunicatins Gateway Cmmand Center will issue an advisry when CAWS is issued Cmmand Center planner will reference active CAWS during SPT

7 Scenari- 21 Aug Z Pssible Chicag terminal impacts in the next 2-4 hurs. CCFP Issued 17Z valid 21Z +SHRA Isl TS t NW f ORD Mderate Instability CCFP shws weakening trend ver N IL, but there is sme mderate instability! CCFP Issued 17Z valid 23Z

8 NWS Chat fr Cllabratin Cntinuus chat will cntain links n where t lk at the preliminary CAWS fr interested parties. An alert when the final CAWS is available will als be issued.

9 Preliminary and Final CAWS Available nline via link n NWSChat Steps f Prductin: 1. Cntinuus OB Cllabratin will identify the need fr CAWS in NWSChat 2. AWC will prduce preliminary graphics and text 3. AWC will publish preliminary CAWS and issue link in NWSChat 4. Changes can be made t preliminary if needed (5-10 minutes) 5. Once n changes are required a final CAWS will be issued and a ntice will be psted in NWSChat 6. Cmmand Center NAM r NOM will issue ntificatin f CAWS via advisry

10 Final CAWS Issued at 1814Z 21 Aug Z 21Z radar image with CG lightning verlaid. Scattered thunderstrms ver the terminal materialized despite guidance having little t n activity. Strms later intensified int a line and apprached IND. Anther subsequent CAWS wuld have been issued arund 21-22Z timeframe. Cllabrative Aviatin Weather Statement 001 NWS Aviatin Weather Center Kansas City MO 1814 UTC Fri 22 Aug 2014 CAWS fr Thunderstrms... Valid Z ARTCCs Affected...ZAU Terminals Affected...KMDW KORD SUMMARY...Islated thunderstrms expected t becme scattered and apprach the Chicag terminals by 20-21Z. DISCUSSION...Despite the guidance (CSPA/HRRR/CCFP) shwing a weakening trend ver N IL, sundings are favrable and lightning activity is increasing as the strms mve eastward. Expect strms t becme scattered ver the next cuple hurs and impact the terminals by 21Z. Strms shuld quickly leave the area by 22-23Z and mve slightly t the SE and intensify. Strms shuld stay suth f Wiscnsin-Illinis brder. Additinal CAWS may be needed as strms mve eastward t sutheastward.

11 Cessatin f Area Frecast (FA) The FA is a labr intensive, yet lw detail prduct. Cessatin passed public cmment perid FAA Safety Risk Assessment resulted in a few requirements Implement a cmprehensive website Include clud tps and layers n that website Re-evaluate again this Fall. Time saved wuld enable higher reslutin SIGMET/AIRMET and imprve frecast cnsistency

12 HEMS Helicpter Emergency Medical Services Tl Tl that prvides aggregate near-surface data t the user cmmunity fr hazards Specifically designed fr VFR, lw-altitude first respnders Underwent SRM fr cnversin frm java based t Open GeSpatial Allws fr a brader audience Adaptable t meet FA cessatin requirements.

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14 HEMS Timeline Integrated with aviatinweather.gv in Open GeSpatial Safety Risk assessment - Dec 2014 Operatinal Release - Spring 2015

15 Operatinal Prducts via ADDS Future Plans Transitin algrithms frm lcal cmputing resurces and supprt t natinally supprted infrastructure Weather and Climate Operatinal Supercmputing System (WCOSS) Run at NCEP

16 Operatinal Prducts via ADDS Benefits Dedicated supprt Direct access t input data Reduced data latency Will be able t retrieve mdel data frm surce f the mdel run Current access relies n dataflw frm NCEP t AWC

17 Operatinal Prducts via ADDS Current timeline GTG - In develpment cycle n WCOSS Ges t Analyst team fr prd implementatin April Day evaluatin begins May 2015 Ready fr Operatins June 2015 CIP/FIP t fllw