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world area forecast system
- Definição1
- A worldwide system by which world area forecast centres provide aeronautical meteorological en-route forecasts in uniform standardized formats.
- Fonte1
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 3 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation: parts I and II. 18th ed. Montreal, 2013.
- Nota adicional1
- Acronym in English: WAFS.
- Nota adicional2
- The objective of the world forecast system is to: i. supply meteorological offices with forecasts of en route meteorological conditions concerning upper winds; upper-air temperatures; the direction, speed, and height of maximum winds; the tropopause height; and significant weather in pictorial and/or alphanumeric form suitable, as far as practicable, for direct use by operators, flight crewmembers, air traffic services units, and other aeronautical users. ii. supply meteorological authorities and other users with upper winds; upper-air temperatures; the direction, speed, and height for maximum winds; and tropopause height forecast; and forecasts of significant weather phenomena for grid points in digital form. These objectives must be achieved through a comprehensive, integrated, worlwide, and, as far as practible, uniform system and in a cost-effective manner.
- Nota adicional3
- Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
- Subárea1
- Meteorology
- Português
- sistema mundial de previsão de área