# Presentation: 145820

## FAA Stated Requirements

**“*****The goal is to substantially improve the capabilities for delivery of aviation weather information and to transform the current collection of isolated units into a national program for weather support to FAA field sites...Implicit in this restructuring is the need for consolidation of the existing CWSUs.”***** (Mr. Michael Sammartino Letter)**
**Location:**
- Consolidate the current 20 CONUS CWSUs into a smaller number of sites, at this time ALASKA CWSU may continue to operate in its current state.
**Mission:**
- “Maintain continuous surveillance of adverse weather that has the potential to affect any phase of flight within the NAS; provide timely forecast and warnings of hazardous weather to air traffic management throughout the transition between strategic decisions and tactical adjustments; deliver forecast products and services 24x7”

## FAA Stated Requirements

**Standards:**
- Establish a new concept of operations that addresses the new mission and incorporates uniform national standards, but allows flexibility to adjust to local needs.
**Products:**
- Develop and implement new products:
** ****Hub** forecasts out to ***8 hours in advance***.  Hourly updates required for the 35 Operational Evolution Airports (OEP).
-  **Hub** advisories for hazardous weather, ***1 hour lead-time***
*** *****TRACON** forecasts - estimates of capacity
-  **TRACON** advisories for hazardous weather, ***1 hour lead-time***
*** *****Route** Forecasts - estimates of capacity
- Increased participation/contributions to the Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (CCFP) - made a priority during summer convection season
**Services:**
- Develop and deploy ***remote interactive weather briefing capability***.

## FAA Stated Requirements

**Collaboration and Dissemination:**
- Forecasts and Advisories need to be delivered to TMUs in the ARTCC,TRACONs, and some Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) within each area of responsibility (ARTCC Facility Network).  ***Collaboration with other centers and the national center is expected.***
**Resources:**
- “Investment analysis conducted by the FAA has demonstrated that restructured CWSU products and services can be provided while ***reducing personnel cost by 20%*** with a cost savings of approximately $2M/year in personnel costs alone”
**Training:**
- Coursework required:
-  Traffic Flow Management (TFM)
-  On-the-job training - ATCSCC, ARTCC, and TRACONS
-  Training presentations - ARTCC, and TRACONS

## Aviation Weather ServicesResponse to FAA Requirements

- National Weather Service (NWS) will improve current aviation weather services by delivering a national collaborative decision making capability with new products.
- CWSU Functions assimilated into WFO operations with aviation weather support 24x7
- Dedicated aviation desk during peak NAS operation hours
- Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) weather desk, staffed by five NWS meteorologist
- New technology under development offering on-demand services, remote briefing capabilities, and new graphical products
- Tactical Decision Aids (TDA) will provide air traffic impact information, in an easy to read color code system, tailored to the users specifications