Weather Product Information Chart

| PRODUCT | Current & Forecast | Frequency | Valid For | Levels | Area | Wind | Vis | Clouds | Flt Cat | Temp | Dew | Alt | Wx | Rain | Sig Wx | Ice/Fz | Turb | T-Storm | Fronts | Includes Other | En Route | NOAA Links | Hawaii | | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | | ATIS | Current | Hourly/ Any Time | | Surface to 25,000′ AGL Departure ATIS – to 100′ AGL | BCD Airport 20-60NM Dep. ATIS – 5 NM | MAG | SM | AGL | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | Departing & Arriving Runways, some Notam | ATIS ATC | [https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/weather/asos/](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/weather/asos/) | | | ASOS / AWOS | Current | Every Min | | Surface - 10,000′ | 25NM | X | X | X | | X | X | X | | X | X | X | | X | | Density Alt | ASOS / AWOS | | | | METAR | Current | Hourly (SPECI - Any Time) | | Surface | 5NM | TRUE | SM | AGL | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | RVR | | [https://www.aviationweather.gov/metar](https://www.aviationweather.gov/metar) | | | TAF | Forecast | 4x /day (Every 6 Hours) 0000Z/0600/1200/1800z | 24 hrs | Surface | 5SM | TRUE | SM | AGL CB Only | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | [https://aviationweather.gov/taf](https://aviationweather.gov/taf) | | | PIREPS | Current | Reported By Pilot in Flight | | As Reported | | MAG | SM | MSL Celings & Tops | | X | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | | HIWAS, ATC, FSS, ARTCC | [https://aviationweather.gov/airep](https://aviationweather.gov/airep) | | | AIRMET (WA) | Current & Forecast | 4x /day (Every 6 Hours) (Starting 0245Z…) or As Required | 6 Hrs Max | Surface to All Flight Levels | 48 States (must affect 3000 square miles) | > 30Kts | | < 1000' | IFR | | | | | | X | Mod | Mod | | | SIERRA: Mountain Obscuration TANGO,ZULU | HIWAS, ATC, FSS, ARTCC | [https://aviationweather.gov/gairmet](https://aviationweather.gov/gairmet) | | | SIGMET (WS) | Current & Forecast | Unscheduled, As Required | 4 Hrs Max | Surface to All Flight Levels | National (must affect 3000 square miles) | | | | | | | | | | X | Severe | Severe | | | Dust, Sand-storm, Volcano, CAT | HIWAS, ATC, FSS, ARTCC | [http://aviationweather.gov/sigmet](http://aviationweather.gov/sigmet) | [https://www.weather.gov/hfo/sigmet](https://www.weather.gov/hfo/sigmet) | | Convective SIGMET | Current & Forecast | Hourly | 2 Hrs Max | Surface to All Flight Levels | 48 States (must affect 3000 square miles) | >50kts | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | | Embedded TS, Hail 3/4 diam, tornadoes, WS | HIWAS, ATC, FSS, ARTCC | [https://aviationweather.gov/convection](https://aviationweather.gov/convection) | | | Center Weather Advisory (CWA) | Current & Forecast | Unscheduled, As Required | 2 Hrs Max | Surface to All Flight Levels | 48 States (must affect 3000 square miles) | >30kts | | | IFR | | | | | Heavy | X | X | X | X | | Hazardous weather w/in next 2 Hrs | HIWAS, ATC, FSS, ARTCC | [https://www.aviationweather.gov/cwamis](https://www.aviationweather.gov/cwamis) | | | Surface Analysis | Current & Forecast | Every 3 Hrs 1-4x a day | Observed | Surface | National 48 States | | | | | | X | | | X | | X | | X | X | L/H Pressure, Isobars, Radar Data, Snow | | [https://aviationweather.gov/progchart/sfc](https://aviationweather.gov/progchart/sfc) | [https://www.weather.gov/hfo/analyses](https://www.weather.gov/hfo/analyses) | | Low Level Sig Wx SIGWX | Forecast | 4x /day 0000Z/0600/1200/1800z | 12 hrs / 24hrs | Surface to 24K | 48 States | | | | X | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | [https://aviationweather.gov/progchart/low](https://aviationweather.gov/progchart/low) | | | Mid / High Level SIGWX | Forecast | 4x /day 0800Z/1400/2000/0200z | 24 hrs | FL100 – FL450 (Mid) FL250-FL630 (High) | North Atlantic Ocean Region (NAT) | X | | CB | | | | | | | | | X | X | | Jet streams, Cyclones, volcanic eruptions | | [https://aviationweather.gov/progchart/mid](https://aviationweather.gov/progchart/mid) | | | Winds / Temp Aloft | Current & Forecast | 3x day 1200/ 1800 / 0600Z | | 3000'- FL540 | National | TRUE | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | [https://www.aviationweather.gov/windtemp](https://www.aviationweather.gov/windtemp) | | | Convective / Severe Outlook AC | Forecast | Day 1: 5 times Day 2: 2 times Day 3: 2 times | 24 hrs | | National | >50kts | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | | 1" hail, tornado | | [https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/) | | | Graphical Forecasts for Aviation GFA | Forecast | Every Hour | | Surface to FL480 | National | X | | MSL | X | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | | [https://aviationweather.gov/gfa/plot](https://aviationweather.gov/gfa/plot) | | | Aviation Forecast Discussions | Forecast | Every 6 Hours | 24 Hrs | Surface | National | TRUE | X | AGL | X | | | | X | X | X | | | X | | | | [https://aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc](https://aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc) | | | Satellite | Current & Forecast | | | | World | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [https://aviationweather.gov/satellite](https://aviationweather.gov/satellite) | [https://www.weather.gov/hfo/satellite](https://www.weather.gov/hfo/satellite) | | Radar | Current & Forecast | Loop of last 2-4 hours | | | World | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [https://aviationweather.gov/radar](https://aviationweather.gov/radar) | [https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/hawaii.php](https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/hawaii.php) |