Content:

1. Graphic Weather Reports
   

2. Graphic Weather Forecasts

1. Graphic Weather Reports

• Surface Alaysis Charts - shows weather conditions as of the valid time shown on the chart

• Station Model

• Weather Depiction Charts

• Graphical AIRMETs - depiction of hazardous weather and conditions

• Issued 4 times a day, each G-AIRMET forecasts hazards for a 12-hour period, broken down into three-hour increments

• AIRMET vs. G-AIRMET

• AIRMET: Large areas that cover all weather expected for a six hour period

• G-AIRMET: More precise areas that describe the exact weather forecast for a given time

• Satellite Weather Pictures

• Visible satellite images - determine the presence of clouds and?the could shape and texture

• Infrared satellite images - depect the heat radiation emitted by cloud tops and the earth's surface
  

2. Graphic Weather Forecasts

• U.S. Low-Level Significant Weather Prognostic Chart - shows area of low visibilities and ceilings as well as regions where turbulence nd icing may exist

• Surface Prog Panels

• Significant Weather Panels

• Convective Outlook Chart - defines areas of convective activity and the associated risk factors as well as areas of general thunderstorms

• SLGT: Well-organized severe thunderstorms, in small numbers or a small geographical area are possible

• MDT: A potential for a greater concentration of severe thunderstorms than the slight risk, and in most situations, greater severity

• HIGH: A major severe weather outbreak is expected, with a high concentration of severe weather reports and an enhanced likelihood of extreme weather

• Forecast Winds and Temperatures Aloft Chart - show the predicted temperature, wind speeds, and directions for various altitudes, from the surface to 42,000 feet MSL