Severe thunderstorms are forecast through this weekend along a slow moving cold front and secondary storm system that will impact areas from the southern Plains to the Great Lakes. Large hail and isolated damaging wind gusts are the main threats with these storms along with a risk for heavy to excessive rainfall which could bring flooding. Read More >
Fort Worth CWSU
Center Weather Service Unit
CIGS |
VSBY |
AAR |
Type Approaches |
Impact |
>040 |
>10 |
130+ |
Visuals |
|
012*-040 |
>10 |
112-118 |
Instrument |
|
012*-040 |
<10 |
90-108 |
Instruments |
MIT, TBFM (scheduling/metering) |
<012* |
>1/2 |
90-98 |
Instruments |
MIT, TBFM (scheduling/metering) |
002-009 |
½ - 3 |
78-96 |
Instruments |
MIT, TBFM (metering/scheduling) |
<002 |
<1/2 |
54-60 |
Instruments |
Tower requires additional spacing on arrival runways due to Tower Departure rule (2 increasing to 3). CATII and CATIII ILS approaches; MIT, GDP, Potential GS |
*D10 varies this threshold between 020-012 depending on traffic volume and other operational conditions.
Wind Speed/Direction |
|
AAR |
Type Approaches |
Impact |
25-30kts sustained from 280-300 |
Xwind |
84-114 |
Visuals |
MIT, TBFM (metering/scheduling) |
>35kts sustained from 280-300 |
NW Flow Event |
24-48 |
Instrument/Visuals |
GDP, MIT, Potential GS |
Gusts >45kts from 280-300 |
Xwind/NW Flow |
24 |
Instrument/Visuals |
Potential GS |
S4 VMC: 13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L = 130/90 S4 LVMC: 13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L= 116/90 S4 IMC: 13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L= 108/90 S3 IMC: 18R, 17C, 17L = 98/90 S3 LIMC: 18R, 17C, 17L = 90/90
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N4 VMC: 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 124/90 N4 LVMC: 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 112/90 N4 IMC: 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 108/90 N3 IMC: 36L, 35C, 35R = 94/90 N3 LIMC: 36L, 35C, 35R = 88/90 NW2VMC/IMC: 31R, 31L = 48/48 (5MIT on ea) NW2LIMC: 31R = 24 (Single RWY) |
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