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AMC1 MET.TR.235 Aerodrome warnings and wind shear warnings and alerts

ED Decision 2022/004/R

AERODROME WARNINGS — TEMPLATE FOR AERODROME WARNINGS

(a)         Aerodrome warnings should be issued in accordance with the template below or in another format where required by operators or aerodrome meteorological offices.

 

Template for aerodrome warnings

Key:

M          =            inclusion mandatory;

C            =            inclusion conditional, included whenever applicable.

Note 1: The ranges and resolutions for the numerical elements included in aerodrome warnings are provided in GM1 MET.TR.235.

Note 2: The row numbers in the ‘Ref.’ column are included only for clarity and ease of reference, and are not part of the aerodrome warning.

Ref.

Element

Detailed content

Templates

1

Location indicator of the aerodrome (M)

Location indicator of the aerodrome

nnnn

2

Identification of the type of message (M)

Type of message and sequence number

AD WRNG [n]n

3

Validity period (M)

Day and time of validity period in UTC

VALID nnnnnn/nnnnnn

4

IF THE AERODROME WARNING IS TO BE CANCELLED, SEE DETAILS AT THE END OF THE TEMPLATE.

5

Phenomenon (M)

Description of the phenomenon causing the issuance of the aerodrome warning

TC nnnnnnnnnn or

[HVY] TS or

GR or

[HVY] SN [nnCM] or

[HVY] FZRA or

[HVY] FZDZ or

RIME or

[HVY] SS or

[HVY] DS or

SA or

DU or

SFC WSPD nn[n]KT MAX nn[n]

or

SFC WIND nnn/nn[n]KT MAX nn[n] or

SQ or FROST or

TSUNAMI or

VA[DEPO] or

TOX CHEM or

Free text up to 32 characters

6

Observed or forecast phenomenon (M)

Indication whether the information is observed and expected to continue, or forecast

OBS [AT nnnnZ] or

FCST

7

Changes in intensity (C)

Expected changes in intensity

INTSF or

WKN or

NC

OR

8

Cancellation of the aerodrome

warning

Cancellation of the aerodrome warning referring to its identification

CNL AD WRNG [n]n nnnnnn/nnnnnn

 

 

(b)     When the above template is used, the sequence number referred to in the template should correspond to the number of aerodrome warnings issued for the aerodrome since 00.01 UTC on the day concerned.