15-129

To provide centralized weather analysis and forecasting products

53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

To equip unit personnel with personal tactical/deployment equipment

<p>Weather Functional Area Prioritization and Sequencing Guide</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>23d Special Operations Weather Squadron</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support CCMD requirements with weather reconnaissance aircraft and crews</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>AFMAN 11-2WC-130JV3, WC-130J Operations Procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to 4800 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to 3 statute miles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To anticipate and mitigate weather effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Category C</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Equipment Inventory and Status Reporting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>AR 95-1</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to the lowest published landing minimum</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maintaining accountability of equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Category A</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maximize the unit's ability to inject the right information at the right time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate weather capabilities into mission planning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to 3 statute miles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support operations planning and execution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure a safe landing in case of bad weather</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 5NM radius of the airfield</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maximum expected hail size, rain/snow accumulation, or wind speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support operations planning and execution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enable situational understanding of the operational environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A minimum of 1 hour</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A watch is not a substitute for a warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the phenomenon's occurrence changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cancel the original warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a record of deviations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>T-3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure consistency in weather watches and warnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To facilitate easy dissemination of WWAs through the AFWWS enterprise application</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Never, instead use 'Valid until further notice'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide clear information to the affected parties</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the watch is for high winds for a specific area and surrounding local flying area</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain horizontal consistency throughout all WPs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide clear and consistent time information to the affected parties</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure contracted weather support is appropriately defined</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To establish weather data protection, sharing, and governance guidelines</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that weather personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To establish weather data protection, sharing, and governance guidelines</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that weather plans are accurate and effective</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage the allocation of weather resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Providing and/or arranging for global weather support to various organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that equipment is properly maintained and ready for use</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support senior DoD and U.S. government leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide support and guidance to weather organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To perform functions and responsibilities consistent with AFI 10-202</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To arrange for dissemination of local weather watches, warnings, and advisories for the Pentagon Reservation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Staff weather support during contingencies, emergencies, and exercises</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To tailor and integrate air, space, land, and oceanographic environmental information into situational awareness products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support HQ DAF, HQDA, and other senior Pentagon staff organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide climatology data and products as required</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To train all assigned weather personnel to support aligned ANG and/or ARNG customers upon federal mobilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate with requirements managers to identify and mitigate weather and environmental threats</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather observations, mission specific forecasts, watches, and warnings/advisories to the President</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support sustainment and mobilization requirements as formally tasked by the RegAF component</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure successful identification and mitigation of weather and environmental threats</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To train all assigned weather personnel to support aligned ANG and/or ARNG customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather support to the President and help maintain the continuity of the Presidency</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To train all assigned weather personnel to support aligned ANG and/or ARNG customers upon federal mobilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wind speed difference between forecast and observed is greater than 10 knots</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Moderate or greater</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Change in wind direction is greater than 30 degrees</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Moderate or greater</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the phenomena is expected to occur during the forecast period</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DAFMAN 15-129</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wind gust difference between forecast and observed is greater than 10 knots</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Icing intensity is moderate or greater</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lower ceiling or visibility value</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>4800M and 3200M respectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To develop or arrange alternative solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coordinate with their applicable component SWO or MAJCOM functional</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>WF/Dets</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To inform key decision makers and personnel of potential and observed weather conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Document WWA support IAW Chapter 3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Attempt to develop or arrange alternative solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support Lightning Launch Commit Criteria per Space Systems Command Manual (SSCMAN) 91-710V6</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>NASA-STD-4010</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Training and posturing forces and equipment to provide Staff Weather Officer (SWO) support</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure required UTC and Army-provided support equipment is on-hand and deployable</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To comply with applicable Operation Orders (OPORDs) and coordination with the HSF JMO and USSPACECOM SMO</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather inputs applicable to the development/revision of weather support plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To determine the weather unit assignment for a mission</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure data accuracy and currency</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure mission forecast consistency among supporting units</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>METOC Production Center (MPC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide situational awareness products and briefings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multinational doctrine and procedures ratified by the U.S.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Elevate to the MAJCOM or component staff for resolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training Unit</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nature of the operation as directed by the appointed JMO</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To determine the weather unit assignment for a mission</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Altimeter setting meets or exceeds 31.00 INS and was not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecast conditions specified as temporary become predominant conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When weather conditions are expected to occur but were not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecast change conditions are no longer expected to occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When weather conditions are expected to occur and are a threat to life or property</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thunderstorms are expected to occur but were not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When weather conditions are no longer expected to occur during the forecast period</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Altimeter setting drops below 28.00 INS and was not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to 1500ft</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>C</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to 3SM</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>AR 95-1</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the airfield weather conditions are less than 1500M/3SM</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to 1SM</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to the lowest published landing minimum plus 400ft</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the potential for lightning within the next 30 minutes is no longer forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When conditions are no longer occurring and are not expected to reoccur within the DLT of the WWA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use the default wording for upgrading/downgrading in the AFWWS enterprise application</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Notify ATC and the C2 authority responsible for the Installation Notification and Warning System</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To clearly state how amended, extended, or cancelled WWAs affect other issued notices for the same criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Only when the thresholds are different</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cancel the WWA 15 minutes after the last occurrence of the criteria is no longer forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DAF Form 3807, Watch/Warning Notification and Verification</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate environmental impacts into every phase of end-user operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To issue and disseminate tropical cyclone advisories and warnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide tailored weather support for specific RPA operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To outline the procedures for providing direct weather support to Group 3-5 RPA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To assess the mission environment and identify environmental threats and opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To inform the DoD and other U.S. government agencies of tropical cyclone advisories and warnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enable mission execution by identifying environmental threats and opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate with the parent/host unit's mission and operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure horizontal consistency with other weather units within the GCC Area of Operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure units are equipped with personal tactical/deployment equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather support to deployed AFSOF/ARSOF without organic support</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prioritize and sequence weather functional areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather reconnaissance aircraft and crews in support of CCMD requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure horizontal consistency with other weather units within the GCC Area of Operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather forecasting products to meet deployed Air Force and Army Special Operations Force mission requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To plan, coordinate, and accomplish operational test and evaluation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To develop, secure, and operate applications to collect, quality control, and archive terrestrial weather and climate data</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide climate and hydro-climatology (including historical data, climate predictions, and climate projections) analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To develop, secure, operate, and exploit high-resolution NWP capabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide sustainment and maintenance of the Solar Electro-Optical Network (SEON) program</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide unclassified worldwide public weather planning forecasts to the Defense Media Agency</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To develop and provide risk assessments, forensic meteorological analyses, and climate services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide mission-tailored terrestrial, Electro-magnetic spectrum (EMS), space weather analyses and forecasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a benefit to the DoD</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CARCAH</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To publish validated and approved RFA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not mentioned in the content</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff DSCA Execution Order</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>AFRC Commander</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Via email to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A larger area than a 5NM radius of the airfield</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The maximum expected hail size, rain/snow accumulation, or wind speed, as applicable</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At least 30 minutes prior to issuing a warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Issue a completely new warning or advisory with a new number</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Only one</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify and correct errors or discrepancies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A watch is a precursor to a warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the weather conditions have changed significantly</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unofficial reports from credible sources, including Storm Prediction Center Storm Reports, CWOP, and CoCoRaHS</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>MAJCOM or component weather staffs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Upon first occurrence of either wind or hail threshold at the warned location</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To take responsibility for a missed occurrence of the weather threat</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure accuracy and consistency in verification</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Objective data from radars, mesonets, environmental monitoring systems, and other sensing systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When objective verification is not possible, inadequate, or misrepresentative</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>5NM</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maximum expected hail size, rain/snow accumulation, or wind speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of WWA products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At least 30 minutes or the desired lead time of the supported unit/installation, whichever is longer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Issue a completely new warning or advisory with a new number</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To document differences between supported agency data and local plans or instructions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At least 30 minutes prior to issuing a lightning warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A watch is a precursor to a warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To inform weather support and integration for new and emerging technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To coordinate and establish outage reporting procedures for equipment with their aligned garrison/deployed maintenance unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To earn certifications in Program Management, Test and Evaluation, and/or Science and Technology Manager level 1.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To coordinate and establish outage reporting procedures for equipment with their aligned garrison/deployed maintenance unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To assist in authoring Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and/or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) topic solicitations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure the accuracy and currency of equipment accountability and readiness reporting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain weather sensing equipment in deployed units.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To inform weather support and integration for new and emerging technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide accurate snowfall data for weather forecasting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hourly liquid precipitation measurements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because it cannot objectively verify heavy snow warnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To estimate actual time of occurrence based on interpolations from METAR or synoptic reports</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use radar reflectivity returns or NWS CWOP to subjectively evaluate the warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To verify heavy snow warnings using manually observed snowfall totals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To account for high reflectivity phenomena such as hail or bright band contamination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To verify heavy snow warnings using manually observed snowfall totals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure timely and accurate weather support to the mission</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To facilitate communication between weather organizations and the C2 element</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather support to the JMO-designated LWU</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that the CWP meets the mission critical weather thresholds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To service the lead receiving aircraft unit</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify the weather unit responsible for providing weather support to the mission</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate with the AMC C2 Element</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that the CWP meets the mission critical weather thresholds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To facilitate effective communication to affected units and personnel</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the potential for lightning is no longer forecast within the next 30 minutes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that critical weather information is not lost</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The WWA is modified to reflect the new criteria or phenomenon</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the watch is for a lower threshold of the same criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that WWAs are not in effect unnecessarily</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cancel the WWA and notify affected units and personnel</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To document lessons learned from WWA deviations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify and alert decision makers to changes that will enable mission success.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Senior Airfield Authority (SAA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support mission success by providing critical weather information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To notify them if their products are inconsistent with locally issued WWAs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure accurate weather information for mission execution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify critical thresholds requiring intensified MISSIONWATCH.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To optimize resource allocation and risk management for MISSIONWATCH.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support mission success by providing critical weather information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To assess security controls for the Security Control Assessor per AFI 17-101</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To develop data policies, guidance, procedures, and standards related to AFW</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Functional Data Officer for AFWWS</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To oversee the implementation of DoD/DAF cyber policy and USCYBERCOM/AFCYBER order compliance oversight</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To advise the Department of Defense (DoD) on the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) program</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage deployment taskings for weather resources within its MAJCOM</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To protect and manage data as a strategic asset</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To advise the AF Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office on all data matters within the weather enterprise</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One-hour liquid precipitation measurements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It cannot objectively verify heavy snow warnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enter the total snowfall and liquid precipitation into the verification database</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide an alternative method when hourly data is not available</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To account and correct for high reflectivity phenomena such as hail or bright band contamination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To verify the accuracy of heavy snow warnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To subjectively evaluate heavy snowfall warnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To continue to collect data during the valid period of the warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To advance programs and initiatives including numerical weather modeling and climate monitoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To delegate Functional Authority to HQ AF Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather support to U.S. Army operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage the financial resources for AFWWS development, fielding, and sustainment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To advocate for AFWWS development, fielding, and sustainment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To advise on weather-related intelligence and reconnaissance matters</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather support to USSF operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To lead Strategy, Design, Planning, Programming and Budget processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify the primary and back-up products, including their purpose and value</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure situational awareness and effective communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure consistency in reporting WP MEF Verification</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure situational awareness and effective communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To incorporate seasonal training or specific forecast parameter improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To leverage expertise and resources from other organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that forecast reviews are standardized and effective</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To establish a standardized and effective process for conducting weather operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To anticipate and mitigate weather effects on operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain accountability of equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maximize the unit's ability to inject the right information at the right time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prioritize and sequence weather functional areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enable commanders to make informed decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To make informed decisions based on accurate and timely weather information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enable commanders to make informed decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To relay weather effects to commanders at all echelons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training and Drop Zone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure mission forecast consistency</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide trusted METOC data and information to fulfill CCMD and component requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support aligned ANG and/or ARNG customers during their federal mobilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multinational doctrine and procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The issue is elevated to the MAJCOM or component staff</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide essential service to the President and maintain the continuity of the Presidency</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To define the official mission forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate with requirements managers and program managers to identify and mitigate weather threats</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support steady state, backfill, or sustainment and mobilization requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The LWU defines the official mission forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Units will coordinate with each other to determine the LWU</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather information for White House functions and WHMO operational units</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure successful identification and mitigation of weather and environmental threats</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gain experience and training in a deployed environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure deployed ANG personnel are prepared to support their customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide oversight of mission planning and execution, including real-time adjustment of reconnaissance patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate weather information into the full spectrum of operations and intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To determine and document weather support requirements for all aircraft movements under control of the ACC AOS</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify environmental threats affecting the battlespace</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure aircraft have threat situational awareness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate weather information into the full spectrum of operations and intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide oversight of mission planning and execution, including real-time adjustment of reconnaissance patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To determine and document weather support requirements for all aircraft movements under control of the ACC AOS</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To coordinate with the Department of Commerce and Department of Transportation for Interagency Operation of the Weather Surveillance Radar-1988, Doppler (WSR-88D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage and oversee compliance to data policies to protect and manage data as a strategic asset</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage deployment taskings for weather resources within its MAJCOM</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To implement DoD/DAF cyber policy and USCYBERCOM/AFCYBER order compliance oversight</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide senior advice on all data matters within the weather enterprise</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage and oversee compliance to data policies to protect and manage data as a strategic asset</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide staff assistance, technical training assistance, and technical consultant assistance to assigned weather organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To assess security controls for the Security Control Assessor per AFI 17-101</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enable situational understanding of the operational environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain accountability of equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maximize the unit’s ability to reliably inject the right information at the right time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the prioritization of weather functional areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prioritize and sequence weather functional areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To make informed decisions based on accurate weather information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To mirror duties described in Mission Capability Statements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Equipment Inventory, Status and Utilization Reporting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>DSCA missions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To plan, organize, and coordinate all WR DSCA activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>WR Plan of the Day (POD)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To collect environmental information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Category D</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When forecast conditions are less than 2000/3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>AFRC Commander</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support research purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greater than or equal to 3200M</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The requesting agency must provide funding for the mission</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Category D</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the ceiling is less than the lowest published landing minimum</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>AFMAN 11-202 Vol 3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure compliance with OCONUS practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Category A</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One-hour liquid precipitation measurements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Radar data is not accurate for snowfall due to hail or bright band contamination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To verify the heavy snow warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both A and B</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To account and correct for high reflectivity phenomena</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Total snowfall and liquid precipitation received during the valid period of the warning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage weather services for the DAF and Army.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather support to the DAF, Army, unified commands, NATO, and other allies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage weather services for the DAF and Army.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather support to the DAF, Army, unified commands, NATO, and other allies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain oversight of readiness reporting data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide weather support to the DAF, Army, unified commands, NATO, and other allies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To act as an advocate for all weather requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure the organization meets future DAF and Army weather requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lower ceiling or visibility value</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To inform key decision makers and personnel of potential and observed weather conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They will issue WWAs according to Chapter 3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To perform local area METWATCH and issue host installation/aerodrome WWAs outside of regular duty hours</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pilot weather categories</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To resolve the shortfall if no practical alternative local solution exists</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To inform key decision makers and personnel of potential and observed weather conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>For OCONUS locations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>T-3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure WWAs are consistent with locally issued products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the warning is for a specific aerodrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To account for Daylight Saving Time changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Never, instead use 'Valid until further notice.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain horizontal consistency throughout all WPs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To clearly define the area impacted by the weather phenomenon</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cancel the WWA and notify the C2 authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a standardized format for weather products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the criteria for the WWA changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cancel the watch when the potential for lightning within the next 30 minutes is no longer forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clearly state how the amended, extended, or cancelled WWA affects other issued notices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the thresholds of the criteria are different</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Notify ATC and use the DAF Form 3807</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use the default wording for upgrading/downgrading in the AFWWS enterprise application</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify and characterize weather threats impacting operations and maximize effectiveness of resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At the discretion of the responsible agency, typically 15 minutes after the last occurrence of the criteria is no longer forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To monitor and identify changes in weather conditions that cross critical weather thresholds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Monitoring terrestrial weather or the space environment for specific mission-limiting environmental factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maximize the effectiveness of resources and minimize the impact of weather on operations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To update or amend forecasts and notify end-users as necessary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To document forecast methods and standardize methods of obtaining weather situational awareness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To specify the units to contact using primary and backup contact methods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prioritize procedures for WWAs, TAFs, JOAFs, and flight hazards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Time of watch issuance minus time of first lightning strike within specification distance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using a summation of the one-hour precipitation measurements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Radar generated precipitation total products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using accumulated reports of 6-hourly, 12-hourly, or summary of the day</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interpolations from the rate of accumulation in METAR or Synoptic reports</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enter the total liquid precipitation received during the valid period of the warning into the verification database</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Time of first occurrence of lightning within specification distance of the warned location</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure the warning is accurate and valid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One-hour precipitation measurements from the airfield observing system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure the warning is accurate and valid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Units providing RP</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain documented WWA thresholds, desired lead time (DLT), and mission impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>FAA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide RP to supported units</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>FAA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain documented WWA thresholds, desired lead time (DLT), and mission impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>WF/Det</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide RP to supported units</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>FAA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide RP to supported units</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Altimeter setting meets or exceeds 31.00 INS and was not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thunderstorms occur, or are expected to occur, during the forecast period, but were not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecast conditions specified as temporary do not occur during the hour as forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecast change conditions occur before the beginning of the specified period of change</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecast conditions are not considered representative of existing or forecast conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To improve safety, flight planning, operations efficiency, or assistance to in-flight aircraft</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weather conditions specified in the forecast are no longer expected to occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weather conditions occur or are expected to occur, but were not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Altimeter setting increases above 28.00 INS and was not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Incorrect forecast start or end time, but was not specified in the forecast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>T-3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain consistency throughout all weather products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When warranted</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To facilitate communication among weather units</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the warning is for a specific area, such as an aerodrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain consistency throughout all weather products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To account for Daylight Saving Time changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide clear and concise information to users</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cancel the WWA</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To meet desired lead-time requirements for supported organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide official meteorological information for flight planning and C2 activities for a specific aerodrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weather units at assigned DAF and Army airfields</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create first-look TAF products that meet specification criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create a standardized TAF production process</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To produce, disseminate, amend, and verify TAFs during published ATC hours of operation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To fulfill CCMD requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To improve the accuracy of TAFs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contract weather sites</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create first-look TAF products that meet specification criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create a standardized TAF production process</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lower ceiling or visibility value</p> Signup and view all the answers