Example
| FBUS31 KWNO 190440 | |||||||||
| DATA BASED ON 190000Z DATA VALID 190600Z FOR USE 0600-1200Z. | |||||||||
| TEMPS NEG ABV 24000 | |||||||||
| FT | 3000 | 6000 | 9000 | 12000 | 18000 | 24000 | 30000 | 34000 | 39000 |
| ABR | 1027 | 1326+01 | 1428-03 | 1431-09 | 1639-21 | 1749-34 | 175849 | 175957 | 174758 |
| ABI | 2849+04 | 2857-02 | 2760-07 | 2670-20 | 2682-32 | 760344 | 760648 | 259451 | |
| ALS | (etc.) | ||||||||
ABR, ABI, and ALS are the station abbreviations used in this report.
Wind speeds over 99 knots are decoded by subtracting 50 from the direction and adding 100 to the speed. Thus, for example, the wind forecast for Abilene (ABI) at 30,000 feet, shown above as 7603, indicates a forecast wind of 260 degrees at 103 knots.
This forecast is now made four times a day based on 0000Z, 0600Z, 1200Z, and 1800Z data (the Z stands for Zulu and indicates Coordinated Universal Time). The forecasts are valid 6 (FD1/8), 12 (FD2/9), and 24 (FD3/10) hours after the observation date/times of 0000Z and 1200Z upon which they are based. Depending on station elevation, FD1/2/3 wind forecasts are issued for the following levels: 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 34, and 39 thousand feet.
The first level for which a wind forecast is issued is 1,500 feet or more above the station elevation. Temperature is forecast for all wind levels, except the 3,000 foot level, that are 2,500 feet or more above the station. As indicated in the third line of the forecast, the temperatures at all levels above 24,000 feet are generally negative and the minus sign is excluded. FD8/9/10 are for the 45,000 and 53,000 foot levels.
If there is no velocity, then there is no direction, so light and variable is coded as 9900
Read more about this topic: Winds Aloft
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