Weather Impact Playbook CWSUZFW
National Weather ServiceCWSU Fort Worth, Texas
Year 2009Overview
Weather Impact Playbook (WIP)
A. Facility and NWS Management Contact Information
1. Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
______ZFW____________________
i. Air Traffic Manager______________________Pat
Smith_________________
Contact Information ______________________817.858.7500______________
ii. Assistant Air Traffic Manager ______________Jeff Stewart______________
iii. Contact Information
______________________817.858.7501______________
iv. Air Traffic Executive Secretary _____________Barbara
Moon_____________
Contact Information ______________________817.858.7502______________
v. Airway Facilities
________________________Ed
Patterson_______________
Contact Information __
_____817.858.7400_
______
vi. Quality Assurance _______________________Debbie Walker____________
Contact Information ______________________817.858.7505______________
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vii. Training Officer _________________________Thomas
Rey_______________
Contact Information _______________________817.858.7385_____________
viii. Logistics Officer
_________________________Glenda_Jackson___________
Contact Information _______________________817.858.7258_____________
ix. Flight Data ______________________________Kirk
Deweese____________
Contact Information _______________________817.858.7553_____________
2. Supporting Warning Forecast Office (WFO)
_______FWD___________________
i. WFO Meteorologist in Charge (MIC) __________Bill
Bunting_____________
Contact Information ________________________817.831.1157____________
ii. WFO Science Operations Officer (SOO) ________Greg
Patrick____________
Contact Information _________________________817.831.1157___________
iii. Regional Aviation Meteorologist (RAM) _______Paul Witsaman_________
Contact Information ________________________817.978.1111x116_______
iv. CWSU Meteorologist in Charge (MIC) _________Tom
Amis______________
Contact Information ___________________817.858.7523/7538 817.741.0258
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v. WFO Administrative Services Assistant (ASA) ___Millie
Guttierez_________
Contact Information _________________________817.831.1157___________
vi. Electronics Systems Analyst (ESA) _____________Martin
Garcia__________
Contact Information __________________________817.831.1157__________
vii. Aviation Focal Point (AFP) _____ Dan Shoemaker
_______
Contact Information __________________________817.831.1595 _______
3. Supporting WFOs writing TAFs within the airspace (e.g., BOU)
i. _FTW, LBB, MAF OKC, SHV, SJT, TUL, __________________________
a. TAF Identifiers ABI, ACT, AFW, CDS, DAL, DFW, ELD, FTW, GGG,
HBR, HOB, INK, LBB, MAF, MLC, MLU, OKC, SHV, SJT SPS, TXK,__
TYR
b. Contact Information FTW 817 831-
1595____________________
c. LBB 806 745-3980__________________________________________
d. MAF 432-563
6217__________________________________________
e. OKC 405 366-6584__________________________________________
f. SHV 318 636-7345__________________________________________
g. SJT 325 949
0715__________________________________________
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h. TUL 918 832-
4116__________________________________________
4. Traffic Management Unit (TMU)
SYSTEM OPERATIONS
AJR-173 TMO RICK KERVIN817 858-
7520
AJR-1732 STMC DANNY VINCENT817 858-
7630
AJR-1733 STMC MARY HOKIT817 858-
7521
AJR-1734 STMC JULIE WILLIAMS817 858-
7746
AJR-1735 VACANT817 858-
7522
MOS MOS OFFICE817 858-
7731
E-2 MOS POSITION817 858-
7504
CWSU Manager TOM AMIS Office817 858-
7523
TMU817 858-
7537
CWSU NWS UNIT Operations817 858-
7538
5. Air Route Traffic Control Centers
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B. ARTCC Facility Structure
1. TMU Positions: ESP and DFW
Weather Impacts: TS VC UKW/BYP/JEN/CQY and the 12 departure routes out
of DFW. See STAR and SIDS graphic maps.
OPERATIONS SUPERVISORS
AREAEXT OFFICE RM EXT
FRISCO817 858-7551 1001D 817 858-7569
CEDAR CREEK
817 858-7526 2010 817 858-7561
GLEN ROSE817 858-7527 2011 817 858-7516
BONHAM817 858-7528 1001A 817 858-7548
BOWIE817 858-7529 1001B 817 858-7549
POSSUM817 858-7525 1001C 817 858-7576
QUITMAN817 858-7515 2008
817 858-7729 / 7547
i.
2. TRACONs and Phone #s within ARTCC __ABI 325 675-
8202_______________
i. ___ACT 254 759-
3020____________________________________________
ii. ___DFW 972 615-
2650____________________________________________
iii. ___GGG 903 643-
4020_____________________________________________
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Add airspace diagram/s depicting areas and sectors.
iv. ___FSI 580-442-
2004______________________________________________
v. ___LBB 806 766-
6503_____________________________________________
vi. ___LTS 580 481-
6905_____________________________________________
vii. ___MAF 432 488-
2005____________________________________________
viii. ___MLU 318 327-
5627____________________________________________
ix. ___OKC 405-686-
4717____________________________________________
x. ___SHV 318 747-
8519_____________________________________________
xi. ___SPS 817 676-
8354_____________________________________________
3. FAA Towers and Phone #s within ARTCC ___ABI 325 675-8200___________
i. ___ACT 254 759-3015___________________________________________
ii. ___ADM 580 389-
5439____________________________________________
iii. ___ADS 972 239-
3725____________________________________________
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iv. ___AFW 817 491-
6100____________________________________________
v. ___CNW 254 869-
3878____________________________________________
vi. ___DAL 214 353-
1500_____________________________________________
vii. ___ DFW 972 615-
2500____________________________________________
viii. ___DTO 940 566-
2900_____________________________________________
ix. ___FTW 817 740-
3300_____________________________________________
x. ___GGG 903 643-
4015_____________________________________________
xi. ___GPM 972 647-
1777____________________________________________
xii. ___HOB 505 393-
6143_____________________________________________
xiii. ___LAW 580 357-
1629____________________________________________
xiv. ___LBB 806 766-
6503_____________________________________________
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xv. ___MAF 432 488-
2000____________________________________________
xvi. ___MLU 318 327-
5600____________________________________________
xvii. ___OKC 405-686-
4700____________________________________________
xviii. ___PWA 405 798-
2040____________________________________________
xix. ___RBD 214 339-
9391_____________________________________________
xx. ___SHV 318 747-
8500_____________________________________________
xxi. ___SJT 325 944-
1538______________________________________________
xxii. ___TKI 972 562-
7952______________________________________________
xxiii. ___TXK 870 773-
7901_____________________________________________
xxiv. ___TYR 903 597-
8051_____________________________________________
C. Hub/Pacing Airports
1. DFW
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i. Time of Daily Pushes
a. Morning ___0700-1100_(local time)______________________________
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b. Afternoon 1600-
1800_________________________________________
c. Evening __1800-2000__________________________________________
d. Other
_______________________________________________________
ii. Runways __17L/R/C; 35L/R/C; 18L/R; 36L/R 13L/R;
31L/R______________
DFW WX DELAYS/ACFT for Runways.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS FOR DFW (Timing of onset/ending very important)
CIGS VSBY ARRIVALS/HR IMPACT>4000 >6 120+ No ARTCC problems1000-4000 3-6 112-114 limited or no visual approaches200-900 1/2-3 96 in-trail spacing needed<200 <1/4 78-84 significant delaysTSRA 0+ variable delaysFZRA/FZDZ major delays for de-icingCrosswind 20-24kt 96 in-trail spacing neededCrosswind >25kts variable delaysWindshifts--up to 30 minutes of ground/airborne delays to switch rwys.
iii. Climatology ___Prevailing south wind. Cold fronts approach/move
through__ the area during the fall, winter and spring months with widespread
thunderstorm activity. Strong south winds develop with stratus clouds/rain both
before front_ and sometimes after passage. The summer is usually dry, but
scattered_ ______ thunderstorms develop along the weak cold
fronts.________________________
iv. The following url can be used for further information on DFW/DAL
climatology: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/abq/avclimate/
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v. Arrival Fixes/Gates NW arrivals UKW (55NW DFW); NE arrivals
BYP___ (55NE DFW); SE arrivals CQY (55SE DFW); SW arrivals JEN
(55SW DFW)_
vi. Departures Four routes north, east, south and west.__________________
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vii. Departure Fix/Gate Significant Weather
a. TS and SHRA with Echo tops 150_and above______________________
b. Weather
___________________________________________________
c. Other ___Turbulence_________________________________________
D. FAA Playbook Operations and CCFP
1. Support to Strategic Plan of Operations Telcon
i. Participants _ATCSCC, FAA TMU (ARTCC and TRACON); airline
dispatchers _
ii. Telcon Schedule _0815, 1015,1215,1415,1615,1815,2015,2215 local time
iii. Weather Requirements Significant or large area(s) of thunderstorms
which require rerouting of aircraft from preferred jet routes to select routes
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which will impact operations at Fort Worth ARTCC
______________________________
2. Weather Impacts to Internal Airports
i. ___not applicable_____________________
ii. ___not applicable________________________________
3. Weather Impacts to Outer-Tier Airports
i. ____
Groundstops_________________________________________________
ii. ____Ground delays_________________________________________
4. Jet route Closures
i. Thundersrtorms on or near jet routes.
5. East to West Transcon Routes
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Note:http://www.fly.faa.gov/PLAYBOOK/pbindex.html.
Playbooks are too numerous to list, use above url for further information.
PHX ROUTES SUNSS(STAR) SSO via EWM BUNTR(STAR) ZUN via PNH/TXO
6. West to East Transcon Routes
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PHX ROUTES SUNSS(STAR) SSO via EWM BUNTR(STAR) ZUN via PNH/TXO
MEM ROUTES GQE(STAR) LIT UJM(STAR) ELD
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BOXHAULER ROUTES MEM/SDF/CVG (FDX,UPS,ETC)
ATL ROUTES MEM.RMG(STAR) (OKC) MEI.LGC(STAR) (DFWT, SHV, MLU)
7. Regional Routes
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ATL ROUTES MEM.RMG(STAR) (OKC) MEI.LGC(STAR) (DFWT, SHV, MLU)
SAT ROUTES CSI(STAR) JCT/CSI STV(STAR) ABI/LLO/STV MARCS(STAR) ACT/LFK
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AUS ROUTES KALLA(STAR) LLO BLEWE(STAR) ACT
IAHT DEPTS J29/101 ZFW86/ZFW28
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LLO/CLL MQP/J87 J180.SWB IAH ARRIVALS 1) LLO..CLL.HOAGI(STAR) (LBB/MAF) 2) MQP/J87.HOAGI(STAR) (DFWT) 3) J180.SWB.DAS(STAR)
JCT RIKKS J29/101 IAH DEPARTURES 1) JCT (ZFW61, ZFW82) 2) RIKKS (ZFW89, ZFW46, ZFW48, ZFW47) 3) J29/101 (ZFW86, ZFW28)
E. Special ARTCC Requirements
1. Quality Control Office Weather Support Requirements for
i. Operational Errors
a. ___Closest MTR to occurrence___________________________________
b. ____Radar
Mosaic______________________________________________
c.____Satellite image_____________________________________________
ii. Aircraft Accidents (fatal and non-fatal)
a. ___Notify appropriate NWS WFO_________________________________
Regional Operations Center (ROC) 817-978-1100 Ext. 147b. ROC Duty Officer Cellular
#817-966-4172
c. ___Ensure that all forecast information to reconstruct the day’s events are
collected and safeguarded__________________________________________
d. ___All actions have been logged onto FAA
7230.4____________________
e. ___Allow ZFW personnel to have uncertified copies. Other requests are__
referred to MIC._________________________________________________
f. ___Notify MIC and NWS SRH if conditions meet SDM requirements.____
2. Routine Briefings to ARTCC and other FAA Facilities
i. ARTCC Verbal Briefings
a. Standup/Management Briefing Times
1) ___0700 (local time)_________________________________________
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2) ___1500___________________________________________________
ii. Locally Required Briefing Content
1) ___Surface map with analysis and features________________________
2) ___Ceilings and visibilities with conditions below 5000 ft and 5SM____
3) ___Freezing levels and icing forecasts___________________________
4) ___Jetstream locations and turbulence ___________________________
5) ___DFW forecast____________________________________________
6) ___Corner Post Forecast______________________________________
7) ___CCFP__________________________________________________
8) ___Radar and Satellite Graphics________________________________
iii. Other Routine Briefings Dynamic briefings throughout the shift with regards
to convective, icing turbulence, ceiling /visibility DFW wind direction and speed
or crosswinds.
2. Special Event Briefings
i. Event/Facility Briefed _NASCAR, SKI Country, Bowl Games, NBA, NFL
and MLB playoffs.
ii. Event/Facility Briefed __ZFW and DFW TRACON
a. Standard Briefing Package
3. Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) Support
i. ___weather coordination_(non routine
basis)____________________________
ii.
________________________________________________________________
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4. Outreach Programs
i. ___TRACON
OPS________________________________________________
5. Center-Unique Support to FAA and NWS Components
i. _PACE_SWA and
AAL____________________________________________
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