Introduction to Weather Products

Zulu Time

Sources of Weather Information

FSS Weather Briefings

Weather Advisories

The METAR

The Radar Weather Report

Pilot Reports

Area Forecasts

The TAF

The Winds and Temperatures Aloft Forecast

The Radar Summary Chart

The Weather Depiction Chart

Surface Analysis Charts

Constant Pressure Charts

Significant Weather Prognostic Charts

The surface analysis chart is an analyzed chart of surface weather observations. The chart shows frontal positions, pressure patterns, temperature, dew point, wind, weather, and obstructions to vision as of the valid time of the chart.

The chart is issued eight times daily.