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Forecast Graphics for Ceiling and Visibility

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Other Graphical Forecast Images

Aviation Guidance Products

GFS LAMP Aviation Guidance

Surface observations (METAR)

Information on METAR reports

List of current METAR observations across the area - raw format, decoded

Past 24 hours of METAR reports for NWS Charleston TAF sites:

Charleston (CRW) - raw format, decoded
Huntington (HTS) - raw format, decoded
Parkersburg (PKB) - raw format, decoded
Clarksburg (CKB) - raw format, decoded
Elkins (EKN) - raw format, decoded
Beckley (BKW) - raw format, decoded

Other obsevation locations:

Point Pleasant (3I2) - raw format, decoded
Buckhannon (W22) - raw format, decoded
Pineville (I16) - raw format, decoded
Sutton (48I) - raw format, decoded

Interactive METAR map (must have Java enabled)

Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) issued by NWS Charleston

How to read a TAF

KCRW - Charleston, WV
KHTS - Huntington, WV
KPKB - Parkersburg, WV
KCKB - Clarksburg, WV
KEKN - Elkins, WV
KBKW - Beckley, WV

Nearby TAFs issued by other NWS offices

KHLG - Wheeling, WV
KMGW - Morgantown, WV
KMRB - Martinsburg, WV
KLWB - Lewisburg, WV
KBLF - Bluefield, WV
KLEX - Lexington, KY
KCMH - Columbus, OH
KPIT - Pittsburgh, PA
KDCA - Washington, DC
KROA - Roanoke, VA

All other TAFs

Interactive TAF Map (must have Java enabled)

Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) Products

Click for Center Weather Advisories(CWA) and Meteorological Impact Statements(MIS) from each center.

Cleveland (ZOB)
Indianapolis (ZID)
Washington (ZDC)

AIRMETs/SIGMETs

(what is an AIRMET and a SIGMET?)

Current AIRMETs and SIGMETs
Convective SIGMETs (what is this?)

Area Forecasts (FA)

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Chicago area
Miami area
Fort Worth area

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