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Snow in the Great Lakes; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest and Southern Plains

Lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Lower Great Lakes through Wednesday, with accumulations of 4 to 8 inches possible for portions of Upstate New York and the Adirondacks. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in critical fire weather conditions in the Southwest and Southern Plains Wednesday through Friday. Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Jacksonville CWSU

Center Weather Service Unit

Additional Information

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“Jax” Center Weather Services Unit (ZJX CWSU)

Jax Center Weather is located at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in Hilliard FL.  The CWSU is staffed by four National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists.  The CWSU provides up to the minute weather information and briefings to the ZJX Traffic Management Unit (TMU) and operations supervisors. Special emphasis is given to weather conditions that would be hazardous to aviation or would impede the flow of air traffic in the National Airspace System (NAS). CWSU meteorologists also issue two unscheduled products: 1) The Center Weather Advisory (CWA) is an aviation weather warning for thunderstorms, icing, turbulence, and low IFR ceilings and visibilities.  And 2) The Meteorological Impact Statement (MIS) is a 2-12  hour forecast for weather conditions which are expected to impact ARTCC operations.

“Jax” Center (ZJX ARTCC):

Jax center (one of 20 centers in the continental United States) is responsible for approximately 160,000 square miles of airspace — airspace that covers parts of five states: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina. Center-wide average daily traffic count is approximately 8600 operations, with peak traffic being over 9770 operations in one day. Fifty percent of traffic is air carrier, thirty percent general aviation, and twenty percent is military. Jax center is the fourth-busiest in the United States.