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CCOOOOLL TTOOOOLLSS:: 
UUssiinngg TThhee CCWWSSUU 
MMEETTAARR MMaapp 
PPrreesseenntteedd BByy:: 
MMaarrcc CCooaann,, FFAAAAsstt TTeeaamm RReepp,, 
AATTPP//CCFFIIII--MMEE 
mmaarrcc@@sskkyymmaacchhiinneess..ccoomm 
wwwwww..WWxxBBrriieeffiinngg..ccoomm
wwwwww..MMeettaarrMMaapp..uuss
CClliicckk oonn tthhee mmaapp ttoo zzoooomm iinn……
…… oorr sseelleecctt aann AARRTTCCCC oorr 
mmaajjoorr cciittyy ttoo zzoooomm ttoo
NNoott jjuusstt MMEETTAARRss,, bbuutt nnoonn-- 
aavviiaattiioonn oobbsseerrvvaattiioonnss,, ttoooo 
RAWS: 2,200 “Remote Automatic Weather Stations” 
strategically located throughout the USA
QQuuiicckk--vviieeww ccoolloorr--ccooddeedd 
ssttaattiioonn iiddeennttiiffiieerrss 
Station: KUES Waukesha Co. 
Airport) 
Ceiling/Visibility: MVFR (1000- 
3000’ ceiling and/or 3-5 s.m. 
visibility) 
Temperature: 73 deg. F. 
Dewpoint: 63 deg. F 
Wind: Northwest at 15 mph 
Wind Gust: 21 mph
MMoouussee--oovveerr aannyy ssttaattiioonn ffoorr 
ccuurrrreenntt oobbsseerrvvaattiioonn && TTAAFF
CClliicckk aa ssttaattiioonn ffoorr tthhee ffuullll 
rreeppoorrtt,, iinncclluuddiinngg 3300--ddaayy hhiissttoorryy
TThheenn cclliicckk aa ttaabb ffoorr ssoo mmuucchh 
mmoorree iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn::
TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: LLoottss ooff iinnffoo,, 
iinncclluuddiinngg aa ccoonnvveeccttiivvee oouuttllooookk
TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: 33--ddaayy hhiissttoorryy,, lliinnkk 
ttoo llooccaall NNWWSS ffoorreeccaasstt ooffffiiccee
TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: HHyyppeerr--llooccaall 
ffoorreeccaasstt ++ ffoorreeccaasstt ddiissccuussssiioonn
TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: NNTTSSBB rreeccoommmmeennddss 
wwee rreeaadd tthhee ffoorreeccaasstt ddiissccuussssiioonn 
Why does the TAF 
forecast what it does 
today? The actual 
TAF forecaster 
explains his/her 
thinking here, adding 
LOCAL knowledge 
when needed. 
Updated at least at 
0900Z and 2100Z 
daily.
TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: TTrryy tthhee hhoouurrllyy 
wweeaatthheerr ggrraapphh 
Great for 
airports 
without a 
TAF!
TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb’’ss hhoouurrllyy ggrraapphh:: 
Forecast 
temp/ 
dewpoint, 
winds, 
humidity, 
sky cover, 
precip… 
…every hour for the next 5 days!
TThhee GGuuiiddaannccee ttaabb:: 
2 different, 
detailed 
forecast 
models for 
any airport, 
1 in graph, 
2 in text 
format
TThhee GGuuiiddaannccee ttaabb’’ss ““LLooccaalliizzeedd 
AAvviiaattiioonn MMOOSS PPrroodduucctt”” 
A graphical 
display of 
the GFS 
model 
forecast for 
the next 24 
hrs. for ANY 
airport
TThhee GGuuiiddaannccee ttaabb’’ss ““LLooccaalliizzeedd 
AAvviiaattiioonn MMOOSS PPrroodduucctt”” 
Forecasts: 
temp/dewpt., 
winds, sky 
cover, ceiling, 
visibility, 
precip, 
obstructions 
to vision
TThhee GGuuiiddaannccee ttaabb’’ss ““MMOOSS 
FFoorreeccaassttss”” pprroodduucctt 
2 different text 
forecasts (GFS 
and NAM 
models) for every 
3 hours for the 
next 3 days for 
most airports… 
check for 
differences 
between 
forecasts!
TThhee RRUUCC 
SSoouunnddiinngg 
TTaabb:: 
FFoorreeccaasstt wwiinnddss 
aalloofftt,, tteemmpp// 
ddeewwpptt,, ffrreeeezziinngg 
lleevveell aalloofftt ffoorr 
aannyy llooccaattiioonn
TThhee RRUUCC 
SSoouunnddiinngg TTaabb:: 
RReedd lliinnee==tteemmpp,, 
bblluuee==ddeewwpptt……wwhheerree 
tthheeyy ttoouucchh,, iitt’’ss cclloouuddyy 
aatt tthhaatt aallttiittuuddee.. HHeerree:: 
cclloouuddss ffrroomm 11000000-- 
66000000’’ MMSSLL.. FFrreeeezziinngg 
lleevveell aatt 1133,,550000’’ 
((mmaaggeennttaa lliinnee))
LLiinnkkss ttoo 
ddoozzeennss ooff 
eexxppeerriimmeennttaall 
aanndd nnoonn-- 
ttrraaddiittiioonnaall 
wweeaatthheerr 
ssiitteess:: 
www.WxBriefing.com 
marc@skymachines.com.

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Cool Tools: Using the CWSU METAR Map

  • 1. CCOOOOLL TTOOOOLLSS:: UUssiinngg TThhee CCWWSSUU MMEETTAARR MMaapp PPrreesseenntteedd BByy:: MMaarrcc CCooaann,, FFAAAAsstt TTeeaamm RReepp,, AATTPP//CCFFIIII--MMEE mmaarrcc@@sskkyymmaacchhiinneess..ccoomm wwwwww..WWxxBBrriieeffiinngg..ccoomm
  • 3. CClliicckk oonn tthhee mmaapp ttoo zzoooomm iinn……
  • 4. …… oorr sseelleecctt aann AARRTTCCCC oorr mmaajjoorr cciittyy ttoo zzoooomm ttoo
  • 5. NNoott jjuusstt MMEETTAARRss,, bbuutt nnoonn-- aavviiaattiioonn oobbsseerrvvaattiioonnss,, ttoooo RAWS: 2,200 “Remote Automatic Weather Stations” strategically located throughout the USA
  • 6. QQuuiicckk--vviieeww ccoolloorr--ccooddeedd ssttaattiioonn iiddeennttiiffiieerrss Station: KUES Waukesha Co. Airport) Ceiling/Visibility: MVFR (1000- 3000’ ceiling and/or 3-5 s.m. visibility) Temperature: 73 deg. F. Dewpoint: 63 deg. F Wind: Northwest at 15 mph Wind Gust: 21 mph
  • 7. MMoouussee--oovveerr aannyy ssttaattiioonn ffoorr ccuurrrreenntt oobbsseerrvvaattiioonn && TTAAFF
  • 8. CClliicckk aa ssttaattiioonn ffoorr tthhee ffuullll rreeppoorrtt,, iinncclluuddiinngg 3300--ddaayy hhiissttoorryy
  • 9. TThheenn cclliicckk aa ttaabb ffoorr ssoo mmuucchh mmoorree iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn::
  • 10. TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: LLoottss ooff iinnffoo,, iinncclluuddiinngg aa ccoonnvveeccttiivvee oouuttllooookk
  • 11. TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: 33--ddaayy hhiissttoorryy,, lliinnkk ttoo llooccaall NNWWSS ffoorreeccaasstt ooffffiiccee
  • 12. TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: HHyyppeerr--llooccaall ffoorreeccaasstt ++ ffoorreeccaasstt ddiissccuussssiioonn
  • 13. TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: NNTTSSBB rreeccoommmmeennddss wwee rreeaadd tthhee ffoorreeccaasstt ddiissccuussssiioonn Why does the TAF forecast what it does today? The actual TAF forecaster explains his/her thinking here, adding LOCAL knowledge when needed. Updated at least at 0900Z and 2100Z daily.
  • 14. TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb:: TTrryy tthhee hhoouurrllyy wweeaatthheerr ggrraapphh Great for airports without a TAF!
  • 15. TThhee NNWWSS ttaabb’’ss hhoouurrllyy ggrraapphh:: Forecast temp/ dewpoint, winds, humidity, sky cover, precip… …every hour for the next 5 days!
  • 16. TThhee GGuuiiddaannccee ttaabb:: 2 different, detailed forecast models for any airport, 1 in graph, 2 in text format
  • 17. TThhee GGuuiiddaannccee ttaabb’’ss ““LLooccaalliizzeedd AAvviiaattiioonn MMOOSS PPrroodduucctt”” A graphical display of the GFS model forecast for the next 24 hrs. for ANY airport
  • 18. TThhee GGuuiiddaannccee ttaabb’’ss ““LLooccaalliizzeedd AAvviiaattiioonn MMOOSS PPrroodduucctt”” Forecasts: temp/dewpt., winds, sky cover, ceiling, visibility, precip, obstructions to vision
  • 19. TThhee GGuuiiddaannccee ttaabb’’ss ““MMOOSS FFoorreeccaassttss”” pprroodduucctt 2 different text forecasts (GFS and NAM models) for every 3 hours for the next 3 days for most airports… check for differences between forecasts!
  • 20. TThhee RRUUCC SSoouunnddiinngg TTaabb:: FFoorreeccaasstt wwiinnddss aalloofftt,, tteemmpp// ddeewwpptt,, ffrreeeezziinngg lleevveell aalloofftt ffoorr aannyy llooccaattiioonn
  • 21. TThhee RRUUCC SSoouunnddiinngg TTaabb:: RReedd lliinnee==tteemmpp,, bblluuee==ddeewwpptt……wwhheerree tthheeyy ttoouucchh,, iitt’’ss cclloouuddyy aatt tthhaatt aallttiittuuddee.. HHeerree:: cclloouuddss ffrroomm 11000000-- 66000000’’ MMSSLL.. FFrreeeezziinngg lleevveell aatt 1133,,550000’’ ((mmaaggeennttaa lliinnee))
  • 22. LLiinnkkss ttoo ddoozzeennss ooff eexxppeerriimmeennttaall aanndd nnoonn-- ttrraaddiittiioonnaall wweeaatthheerr ssiitteess:: www.WxBriefing.com marc@skymachines.com.