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Tropical Storm Imelda Forms; Another Round of Heavy Rain and Potential Flooding in the Southwest

Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas Sunday afternoon, and continues to bring heavy rainfall. The risk of significant wind impacts from Imelda along the Southeast coast are decreasing. Another round of showers and storms with a heavy rain and flash flood threat will continue in the Southwest through Monday morning. Read More >

CIGS

VSBY

AAR

Type Approaches

Impact

>040

>10

130+

Visuals

 

012*-040

>10

112-118

Instrument

 

012*-040

<10

90-108

Instruments

MIT, TBFM (scheduling/metering)

<012*

>1/2

90-98

Instruments

MIT, TBFM (scheduling/metering)

002-009

½ - 3

78-96

Instruments

MIT, TBFM (metering/scheduling)

<002

<1/2

54-60

Instruments

Tower requires additional spacing on arrival runways due to Tower Departure rule (2 increasing to 3). CATII and CATIII ILS approaches; MIT, GDP, Potential GS

*D10 varies this threshold between 020-012 depending on traffic volume and other operational conditions.

 

Wind Speed/Direction

 

AAR

Type Approaches

Impact

25-30kts sustained from 280-300

Xwind

84-114

Visuals

MIT, TBFM (metering/scheduling)

>35kts sustained from 280-300

NW Flow Event

24-48

Instrument/Visuals

GDP, MIT, Potential GS

Gusts >45kts from 280-300

Xwind/NW Flow

24

Instrument/Visuals

Potential GS

 

S4 VMC: 13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L = 130/90

S4 LVMC: 13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L= 116/90

S4 IMC:   13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L= 108/90

S3 IMC:     18R, 17C, 17L = 98/90

S3 LIMC:  18R, 17C, 17L = 90/90

 

N4 VMC: 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 124/90

N4 LVMC: 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 112/90

N4 IMC:  36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 108/90

N3 IMC:  36L, 35C, 35R = 94/90

N3 LIMC: 36L, 35C, 35R = 88/90

NW2VMC/IMC:  31R, 31L = 48/48 (5MIT on ea)

NW2LIMC: 31R = 24 (Single RWY)