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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. 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)