Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Choose from the AIRMET types and regions below, or go to the Graphical AIRMET page at AWC.

IFR US	Turbulence US	Icing US	Freezing Level US
IFR PacNW	Turbulence PacNW	Icing PacNW	Freezing Level PacNW

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Mountain Obscuration - AIRMET SIERRA (12-hour period)

Ceilings less than 1000 feet and/or visibility less than 3 miles affecting over 50% of the area at one time.
Extensive mountain obscuration

Turbulence - AIRMET TANGO (12-hour period)

Moderate Turbulence HIGH level (>FL180)
Moderate Turbulence LOW level (sfc-FL180)
Low Level Wind Shear (LLWS) below 2000 feet AGL
Sustained surface winds of 30 knots or more at the surface

Icing - AIRMET ZULU (12-hour period)

Moderate Icing
Lowest Freezing Levels
Multiple Freezing Levels

Please note that SIGMETs are included in the separate, lower-right graphic above.

9-Hour (Smear) AIRMETs for Turbulence, Icing, IFR, Mountain Obscuration

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Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

ZSE AIRMETs

Choose from the AIRMET types and regions below, or go to the Graphical AIRMET page at AWC.