Action: The student will interpret the information contained in a surface analysis chart.

Condition: Given pertinent information about surface analysis charts.

Standard: IAW AC 00-45G

Enabling Learning Objective (ELO) A

SURFACE ANALYSIS CHART

PURPOSE.... TO PROVIDE THE PILOT WITH A GENERAL PICTURE OF THE WEATHER AT A SPECIFIC TIME

SURFACE ANALYSIS CHART

Chart is issued every 3 hours

Information taken from METAR reports

CONDITIONS DETERMINED FROM CHART

1. SURFACE WINDS

2. FRONTAL SYSTEMS

3. PRESSURE SYSTEMS

4. SKY COVERAGE

5. TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT

6.PRECIPITATION AND OBSCURATIONS

7.STATION PRESSURE (corrected for sea level)

15

13,

METAR KATL 151450Z 28025KT 4SM DZFG

SCT014 BKN120 OVC300 15/13

A3049 RMK SLP315

315

CLEAR

FEW(1-2 octas)

SCATTERED(3-4 octas)

BROKEN(5-7 octas)

OVERCAST(8 octas)

OBSCURED

SKY COVERMISSING

REF: AC 00-45G

WIND DIRECTION

CALM

05 KNOTS

10 KNOTS

15 KNOTS

20 KNOTS

50 KNOTS

65 KNOTS

WINDSPEED

15

13,

TEMPERATURE

315

15

13,

WEATHER &OBSCURATION

315

RAIN

RAIN

DRIZZLE

SNOW

ICE PELLETS

HAIL SHOWER

RAIN SHOWER

SNOW SHOWER

T/STORM

FREEZINGRAIN

FREEZINGDRIZZLE

FOG

SMOKE

HAZE

15

13,

DEWPOINT

315

15

13,

315

STATION PRESSURE

1. STATION PRESSURE CORRECTED TO SEA LEVEL2. SHOWN IN HECTOPASCALS / MILLIBARS

1013.2 = 132

986.6 = 866

L

H

IND TRUE

H L

L H

Action: The student will interpret data contained in a weather depiction chart.

Condition: Given pertinent information about weather depiction charts.

Standard: IAW AC 00-45G

Enabling Learning Objective (ELO) B

WEATHER DEPICTION CHART

WEATHER DEPICTION CHART

PURPOSE - To portray areas of IFR, VFR and MVFR

FREQUENCY - Issued every 3 hours

CLEAR

FEW(1-2 octas)

SCATTERED(3-4 octas)

BROKEN(5-7 octas)

OVERCAST(8 octas)

OBSCURED

SKY COVERMISSING OR

PARTIALOBSCURATION

REF: AC 00-45F

BREAKS IN OVERCAST

VISIBILITY

ONLY SHOWN WHEN 5 SM OR LESS

4 ‚

VISIBILITY

NO VISIBILITY SHOWN MEANS VISIBILITY IS GREATER THAN 5 SM

WEATHER AND OBSTRUCTIONS

4 ‚

Sky cover symbols shown on the weather depiction chart are the worst sky conditions (summation method) for that station.

The altitude below the station will show the

ceiling.

CLOUD BASE

4 ‚

No altitude will be given if FEW or SCT.

If BKN or OVC, height is ceiling.

CLOUD BASE

4

5

‚

No altitude will be given if FEW or SCT.

If BKN or OVC, height is ceiling.

SCT010 BKN020 OVC030

W.D. S.A.

020

Using the summation

method

FEW010 FEW020 SCT030

W.D. S.A.

VFR

MVFR

IFR

CEILING AND VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 3000 -- 5

CEILING AND / OR VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1000 -- 3

AREAS DEPICTED

3000 -- 5To

1000 -- 3

SHADED AREAS … IFR WITH CIG LESS THAN1000 FT AND/OR VSBY LESS THAN 3 MI

CONTOURED WITHOUT SHADING…MVFR AREAS WITH CIG GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1000 TO LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3000 FT AND/OR VSBY GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 3 TO LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 MI

NO CONTOURS… VFR AREAS WITH CIG GREATER THAN 3000 FT AND VSBY GREATER THAN 5 MI

15

13

315

METAR KATL 151450Z 28025KT 4SM DZFG

SCT014 BKN120 OVC300 15/13

A3049 RMK SLP315

,120

4

W.D. S.A.

,

Action: The student will interpret the information contained on a Radar Summary Chart.

Condition: Given pertinent information about radar summary charts.

Standard: Technical Information Notice 13-11 NWS (Effective 11 June 3012)

Enabling Learning Objective (ELO) C

RADAR SUMMARY

Radar Summary Chart

Shows intensity, coverage, tops, and movement of precipitation

Creates gives a three-dimensional

viewpoint of precipitation

Radar Summary Chart

Issued twice per hour

(15 and 45 minutes of the hour)

Intensity measured in

decibels (dBZ) light green

to purple

dBZ Nondimensional "unit" of radar reflectivity which represents a logarithmic power ratio (in decibels, or dB) with respect to radar reflectivity factor, Z.

Wind barbs show direction

the cell is moving FROM

“FROM the NE at 15 kts”

Tops of echoes are labeled in

hundreds of feet in bold black

numbers

“Tops at 57,000 ft”

FM 1-230 Referencesfor tomorrow…

• TAF App B-11

• Winds Aloft Chart 18-10