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ARFOT

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-010382

An aviation weather forecast, known as an Area Forecast, that covers a large geographical region and is valid for a specified time period. It details weather phenomena considered hazardous to aircraft, including cloud layers, visibility, turbulence, icing, and the freezing level, for use by pilots in flight planning. In the United States, the text-based ARFOT was officially replaced by the Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) tool.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-010382
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoARFOR; ARMET
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-010382",
  "term": "ARFOT",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "An aviation weather forecast, known as an Area Forecast, that covers a large geographical region and is valid for a specified time period. It details weather phenomena considered hazardous to aircraft, including cloud layers, visibility, turbulence, icing, and the freezing level, for use by pilots in flight planning. In the United States, the text-based ARFOT was officially replaced by the Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) tool.",
  "see_also": [
    "ARFOR",
    "ARMET"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/arfot/"
}

Record 689 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.