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Sources of Weather Information Chapter 9, Section E Preflight Weather Sources Flight Service Stations - FSS can be contacted anywhere in the USA by using 1 800 WX-BRIEF 1 800 992-7433 Identify yourself as a pilot and provide the following information VFR or IFR Aircraft number and type Departure airfield Route of flight Destination Flight Altitude Estimated time of departure Estimated time enroute Types of Briefings Standard is the most complete briefing and assumes no familiarity with the weather picture Abbreviated is used to update weather information when you need only one or two specific items Outlook is used if you departure is six or more hours away. You should update with a standard or abbreviated briefing closer to flight time TIBS Telephone information briefing service allows you to get recorded weather information It is designed to be a preliminary briefing tool. It is not intended to replace a standard briefing DUATS Direct User Access Terminal System allows pilots with current medical certificates to receive weather and file flight plans with a personal computer and modem If you have any question, you should contact a live briefer to help you interpret the raw data and to advise you on how or whether to complete a flight DUATS DTC Duats 1 800 245-3828 DynCorp 1 800 767-9989 In-Flight Weather Sources Airmets - WA - Airmans meteorological information are forecasts for a maximum of a six hour period Sierra for IFR conditions Tango for turbulence Zulu for icing and freezing levels SIGMETs Significant meteorological information - WS - Severe Icing Severe and extreme turbulence Volcanic eruptions Duststorms, sandstorms or volcanic ash lowering visibility to less than three miles Convective SIGMETs Imply severe or greater turbulence, severe icing and low level wind shear Contain either an observation and a forecast or just a forecast for tornadoes, significant thunderstorm activity or hail 3/4 inch or greater in diameter Enroute Flight