NWS Birmingham, AL - Aviation Weather
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham has Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF or aviation weather forecast) responsibility for seven primary locations in Central Alabama. TAFs are a coded forecast valid from a 24-30 hour time period issued 4 times per day at 6 hour intervals. The forecast includes forecasted wind speed, wind direction, low level (non-convective) wind shear, visibility, ceiling, type of precipitation (i.e. snow, rain, etc.) and/or weather phenomenon. 4 NWS offices issue TAFs for Alabama. They are listed below.
Alabama Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs)
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Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL:
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Issued by other NWS offices: Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL:
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL:
Issued by NWS Tallahassee, FL
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Graphical TAF Info:
Click below to bring you to an interactive map below from the National Digital Forecast Database Display NDFD (*Experimental Aviation Grids) from the National Weather Service. The links below are forecast of Ceiling, Visibility, and Non-Convective Low Level Wind Shear (Speed, Wind Direction, & Height) that are created at the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama as well as other offices across the U.S. For element descriptions, see here.
Area METAR Observations and TAFs:
Click below to bring you to an interactive map below from the Aviation Weather Center. The left link shows the station plot of all local airports that disseminate their weather observations and current flight categories. The right shows all TAFs. Click on any airport for more airport specific information to see their METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report). *Note: Not all METAR airport sites have a TAF.
Latest Aviation Forecast Discussion from local NWS Weather Forecast Offices:
Click below to go to an interactive map of the U.S. To read the latest aviation forecast discussion for Central Alabama, click on Birmingham to select it. Also, you can view the aviation forecast discussion from any region by clicking on the corresponding region on the map. The discussion will change below the map. To find out more information about aviation forecast discussions, see the description here.
Center Weather Advisories (CWA) Planning Guidance from the Aviation Weather Center:
Click below to go to the national Center Weather Advisory page. For a product about the CWA product, go to the AWC GFA Help page and click on the Products tab.
G-AIRMET & SIGMET Products from the Aviation Weather Center:
Click below to go to the interactive Graphical AIRMET & SIGMET pages. For product descriptions of both, go to the AWC GFA Help page and click on the Products tab.
For other aviation weather products see the Aviation Weather Center Home Page.
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