Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Choose from the AIRMET types and regions below, or go to the Graphical AIRMET page at AWC.

IFR US	Turbulence US	Icing US	Freezing Level US
IFR PacNW	Turbulence PacNW	Icing PacNW	Freezing Level PacNW

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Mountain Obscuration - AIRMET SIERRA (12-hour period)

Ceilings less than 1000 feet and/or visibility less than 3 miles affecting over 50% of the area at one time.
Extensive mountain obscuration

Turbulence - AIRMET TANGO (12-hour period)

Moderate Turbulence HIGH level (>FL180)
Moderate Turbulence LOW level (sfc-FL180)
Low Level Wind Shear (LLWS) below 2000 feet AGL
Sustained surface winds of 30 knots or more at the surface

Icing - AIRMET ZULU (12-hour period)

Moderate Icing
Lowest Freezing Levels
Multiple Freezing Levels

Please note that SIGMETs are included in the separate, lower-right graphic above.

9-Hour (Smear) AIRMETs for Turbulence, Icing, IFR, Mountain Obscuration

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