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METARs TAFs and SIGMETs

NWS METAR: NZAA NZWN NZCH - with 24hr summary
Surface data time series - graph/text - Uni of Wyoming
» or direct to text listing for: NZAA NZWN NZCH

ATIS/SPAR/SIGMET via Airways IFIS (Internet Flight Information Service) - register for free (non-commercial)

NOAA NWS Aviation Weather Center IFFDP:
» Aus/NZ METARs or TAFs (incl AA/WN/CH) and SIGMETs (incl NZZC)
» SW Pacific Oceanic SIGMETs (incl NZZO)

METAR or TAF - NWS request forms
METAR and TAF combined request - from SkyStef

Reference

METAR/TAF decoder
» or direct to: NZAA NZWN NZCH

Aviation Calculations & Conversions - including simple QFE and standard atmosphere calculators

ICAO/IATA codes - Airport Locator lookup form
AirportLinger.com - airport info, google map and weather observation from IATA code


Soundings and Upper Winds

NZ, Chatham and Raoul Islands soundings (tephigam) - MetVUW
Australia/NZ soundings - BoM (login: User bomw0007 Pass aviation)
NZ/Global soundings/text - Wyoming Uni

Satellite derived cloud-track winds - East Australia region
Satellite derived cloud-track winds - from NRL

Jet Stream Analysis and Forecasts
» with latest southern hemisphere analysis and animations

Pacific CAT forecast loop - NOAA/NESDIS from NCEP GFS model


Charts

NOAA NWS Aviation Weather Center IFFDP - SIGWX and Wind/Temp charts

WAFS T4 Graphics Broadcast - global sigwx charts (images in .TIF format)


Volcanos

New Zealand

Wellington VAAC - for current advisories

GeoNet NZ Volcano Activity - with Alert Level Summary, also see recent Volcano Alert Bulletins


Global

Darwin VAAC
» with MTSAT-2 imagery processed for highlighting ash
Toulouse VAAC
Bunos Aires VAAC
London VAAC
Montreal VAAC
Washington VAAC
Anchorage VAAC
Tokyo VAAC

Montreal VAAC products - current and recent, incl CANERM
NOAA HYSPLIT Model - Volcanic Ash Transport and Dispersion
Puff Ash Tracking Model - from Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks. To run it, start a WebPuff II session.

OMI SO2 Column - composite images via NOAA, also volcano specific images

Volcano World - current volcanic activity reports and information
Active Volcano Map - via Google Maps
Weekly volcano report - from Smithsonian Inst. & USGS (with map - req. Java)


Flight Info

Arrivals / Departures

Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Dunedin

Air New Zealand
Qantas
Jet Star


Aviation Organisations

Airways New Zealand

CAA - Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
» ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices

ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
» ANB - Air Navigation Bureau
» MET/AIM - Meteorology/Aeronautical Information Management Section

WMO - World Meteorological Organization
» AeMP/CAeM - Aeronautical Meteorology Programme & Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology


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