[nws-changes] 20110408: exp aviation impact guidance for convective wxFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20110408: exp aviation impact guidance for convective wxFwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:29:35 -0600

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Public Information Statement, Comment Request
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1025 AM Fri EDT Apr 8 2011

To:         Subscribers:
            -Family of Services
            -NOAA Weather Wire Service
            -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
            -NOAAPort
            Other NWS partners and employees

From:       Cynthia Abelman
            Chief, Aviation Services Branch

Subject:    Soliciting Comments on the Experimental Aviation
            Impact Guidance for Convective Weather (AIGCW)

NWS is seeking user comments between April 15, 2011 and April 15,
2012 on the experimental AIGCW. Links to this product are online
as follows:

3hr AIGCW
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/sref/specialdrb.php?run=latest

1hr AIGCW
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/sref1hr/

The AIGCW is a graphical forecast capability that represents the
probability of convective weather impacting air traffic
operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). The graphical
product combines weather and air traffic data to support FAA and
Airline collaborative decision making for Traffic Flow
Management. The weather portion of this product uses the Short
Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF) Calibrated Thunderstorm output,
which is operationally produced by NWS.

The air traffic portion uses a 5-year set of historical air
traffic data from 1 January 2004 through 31 December 2008. The
AIGCW capability is then able to graphically illustrate the
probability of convective weather impact to the normal, albeit
historical, flow of air traffic in the NAS.

The AIGCW was developed in conjunction with the FAAs longer
range collaborative strategic planning process, which is well
beyond the traditional 6hr strategic planning timeframe. AIGCW
provides a convective weather impact forecast to air traffic
flows for 1-hour forecast intervals through 39 hours and 3-hour
intervals through 87 hours.

For technical questions and support in registering a user access
for the Experimental AIGCW, please contact:

David Bright
Chief, Aviation Support Branch
Aviation Weather Center
7220 NW 101ST Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64153
816-584-7204
david.bright@xxxxxxxx

If you have questions or comments about this change, contact:

Michael Pat Murphy
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Aviation Weather Center
7220 NW 101ST Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64153
816-584-7239
michael.pat.murphy@xxxxxxxx

National Public Information Notices are online at:

  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm


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