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Severe weather forecast alerts

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000887

Preliminary messages issued in order to alert users that a Severe Weather Watch Bulletin (WW) is being issued. These messages define areas of possible severe thunderstorms or tornado activity. The messages are unscheduled and issued as required by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) at Norman, Oklahoma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000887
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoAirmen's meteorological information (AIRMET); Convective SIGMET; CWA; Graphical airmen's meteorological information; SIGMET
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000887",
  "term": "Severe weather forecast alerts",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Preliminary messages issued in order to alert users that a Severe Weather Watch Bulletin (WW) is being issued. These messages define areas of possible severe thunderstorms or tornado activity. The messages are unscheduled and issued as required by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) at Norman, Oklahoma.",
  "see_also": [
    "Airmen's meteorological information (AIRMET)",
    "Convective SIGMET",
    "CWA",
    "Graphical airmen's meteorological information",
    "SIGMET"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/severe-weather-forecast-alerts/"
}

Record 887 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.