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For the immediate Hawai`i area, products issued are Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs), area forecasts, upper level wind and temperature forecasts, and AIRMETs (AIR pilots METeorological information) for low clouds, turbulence, and icing. In addition, the Honolulu forecast office is an aviation Meteorological Watch Office that covers approximately 8,650,800 square miles. See Aviation Area Map.
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Aviation section from the Area Forecast Discussion
issued at: May 20, 2013 10:00 AM HST
A convergence band ovr the Big Island is worth watching for where an airmet sierra for mtn obsc may be needed this aftn. Also aftn interior clds and SHRA ovr the smaller islands may require an airmet sierra as well. Otherwise, VFR is the primary flying cond with cld bases slightly abv MVFR level.
- SIGMETs (issued as needed)
- Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs)
- Area Forecast for Hawaii and adjacent coastal waters
- Wind and Temperature Aloft Forecast for Honolulu, Lanai, Hilo, Lihue, Kahului and Kona
- Wind and Temperature Aloft Forecast for other Pacific locations
- FYI/Help for Forecast Winds and Temperatures Aloft
- AIRMETs for IFR conditions, turbulence, and icing
Route Forecasts
Upper Air Data
- Lihue: Freezing Level | TTAA | TTBB,PPBB | TTCC,TTDD,PPDD | Skew-T
- Hilo: Freezing Level | TTAA | TTBB,PPBB | TTCC,TTDD,PPDD | Skew-T
