Lesson 1
Chapters 1 & 2
Lesson 2
Chapter 3 & Instrument Supplement
Lesson 3
Measurements
Lesson 4
Chapter 4
Lesson 5
Chapter 5
Lesson 6
Chapter 6
Lesson 7
Chapter 7
Lesson 8
Chapter 8
Lesson 9
Chapter 9
Lesson 10
Chapter 10
Lesson 11
Wind Shear and Turbulence
Lesson 12
Icing
Lesson 13
Visibility
Lesson 14
Case Study/Self-Briefing
Lesson 15
Case Study/Self-Briefing
Lesson 16
Case Study/Self-Briefing

CASE STUDY 3 AREA FORECASTS

FAUS5 KCHI 161846
FA3W
CHIC FA 161845
SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WX
SYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL 171300
CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL 170700...OTLK VALID 170700-171300
ND SD NE KS MN IA MO WI LM LS MI LH IL IN KY
.
SEE AIRMET SIERRA FOR IFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCN.
TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS.
NON MSL HGTS DENOTED BY AGL OR CIG.
.
SYNOPSIS...19Z SFC LOW OVR N CNTRL GRTLKS WITH CDFNT SE ACRS LH
THEN S THRU ERN KY. HIGH CNTR ERN MT WITH RDG THRU KS. 13Z NO
SGFNT FRONTS. HIGH CNTR ERN ND WITH RDG THRU KS. ...CARLE...
.
ND
AGL SCT030. OVR S CNTRL PTNS OCNL CIG BKN030 TOP 050. 00Z SKC.
OTLK...VFR.
.
SD
W HLF...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
E HLF...CIG BKN-SCT030 TOP 060. 00Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.
.
NE
N HLF PNHDL/N CNTRL...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
NERN...AGL SCT-BKN030 TOP 060. 00Z AGL SCT030. 03Z SKC.
  OTLK...VFR.
S HLF PNHDL/S CNTRL...CIG BKN050 TOP 120. 00Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.
SERN...AGL SCT040 SCT120. 03Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.
.
KS
W HLF...AGL SCT020 CIG BKN040 TOP 150. OCNL CIG BKN015 -RA. CONDS
  IMPRG FM THE N. BECMG 02Z SKC N HLF. AGL SCT060 S HLF.
  OTLK...VFR.
E HLF...AGL SCT040 BKN080 TOP 150. WNDS NWLY G25KT. 02Z SCT100.
  OTLK...VFR.
.
MN
NW QTR...AGL SCT040. WNDS NLY G25KT. 02Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.
NE QTR...CIG OVC020 TOP 100. VIS 3-5SM -SN. WNDS NLY G30KT. 03Z
  AGL SCT-BKN030. OTLK...VFR.
S HLF...CIG BKN015 OVC025 TOP 100. VIS 3-5SM SCT -SHSN. WNDS N
  G25KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG. 12Z VFR.
.
IA
W HLF...AGL SCT-BKN035 TOP 070. ISOL -SHSN. WNDS NW G30KT. 00Z
  AGL SCT040. OTLK...VFR.
E HLF...CIG BKN-OVC020 TOP 080. VIS 3-5SM SCT -SHSN. WNDS NWLY
  G30KT. OTLK...MVFR CIG WND. 12Z VFR.
.
MO
NW QTR...SCT100. WNDS NW G25KT. 00Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.
NE QTR...AGL SCT040 SCT100. WNDS NW G25KT. 02Z AGL SCT-BKN040 TOP
  080. OTLK...VFR
S HLF...AGL SCT080 BKN100 TOP 150. 03Z AGL SCT040. OCNL CIG
  BKN040 TOP 080 E HLF. OTLK...VFR.
.
WI LS UPR MI
CIG BKN015 TOP 080 BKN CI. VIS 3-5SM SCT -SHSN. WNDS NW G25KT.
OTLK...MVFR CIG. BECMG 1012 VFR.
.
LM LWR MI LH
LH/XTRM ERN LWR MI...CIG OVC015 TOP 120. VIS 3-5SM SCT -SHSN.
  OTLK...IFR CIG SN.
RMNDR..CIG BKN-SCT020 TOP 080. VIS 3-5SM WDLY SCT -SHSN.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHSN.
.
IL
N HLF...CIG BKN-OVC035 TOP 080. WNDS NWLY G30KT. OCNL CIG BKN020
  VIS 3-5SM WDLY SCT -SHSN. 01Z CIG BKN-OVC030 TOP 080. VIS 3-5SM
  SCT -SHSN. OTLK...MVFR CIG SHSN.
S HLF...SCT-BKN100 TOP FL180. BECMG 0204 AGL SCT-BKN040 TOP 080.
  OTLK...VFR. 10Z MVFR CIG SHSN.
.
IN
N HLF...CIG BKN-SCT040 TOP 080. ISOL -SHSN. WNDS NW G25KT. 00Z
  CIG BKN030. VIS 3-5SM WDLY SCT -SHSN. OTLK...MVFR CIG SN.
S HLF...SCT120 BKN CI. 00Z AGL SCT040. 06Z CIG BKN040 TOP 080.
  OTLK...VFR. 10Z MVFR CIG SN.
.
KY
WRN/MID...SCT120 BKN CI. BECMG 0305 CIG BKN040 TOP 080.
  OTLK...VFR. 10Z MVFR CIG SHSN.
ERN...AGL SCT040.  BECMG 0406 CIG BKN040 TOP 080. OTLK...MVFR CIG
  SN.
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FAUS5 KDFW 161846
FA4W
DFWC FA 161845
SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WX
SYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL 171300
CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL 170700...OTLK VALID 170700-171300
OK TX AR TN LA MS AL AND CSTL WTRS
.
SEE AIRMET SIERRA FOR IFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCN.
TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS.
NON MSL HGTS DENOTED BY AGL OR CIG.
.
SYNOPSIS...19Z SFC LOW OVR GRTLKS RGN WITH CDFNT THRU ERN TN THEN
W ACRS SRN AR TO WRN OK PNHDL. STNR FRONT SRN TX E ALG LA CSTLN.
13Z CDFNT TX BIG BEND ESE ACRS SRN TX TO CNTRL GLFMEX. RDG FM ND
THRU N CNTRL TX. ...CARLE...
.
OK
PNHDL/NW QTR OK...CIG BKN050 TOP 150. OCNL CIG BKN030 -RA. WNDS
  NELY G25KT. 06Z AGL SCT060 SCT100. OTLK...VFR.
NE QTR...AGL SCT060 BKN100 TOP FL180. 06Z SCT100. OTLK...VFR.
SW QTR...AGL SCT060 SCT100. OCNL CIG BKN050 TOP 150. 07Z AGL
  SCT060 SCT100. OTLK...VFR.
SE QTR...SCT120. 00Z BKN100 TOP 150. OTLK...VFR.
.
NWRN TX
PNHDL...CIG BKN-SCT050 TOP 150. BECMG 0002 CIG OVC020. VIS 3-5SM
  -RA BR. OTLK...IFR CIG RA BR.
S PLAINS...AGL SCT040. OCNL CIG BKN040 TOP 080. BECMG 0406 CIG
  BKN020 TOP 120. VIS 3-5SM -RA BR. ISOL EMBD -TSRA. CB TOP
  FL350. OTLK...IFR CIG RA BR.
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SWRN TX
FAR W TX...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
RMNDR W OF PECOS...AGL SCT050. BECMG 0507 CIG BKN030 TOP 080.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG.
E OF PECOS...AGL SCT030. OCNL CIG BKN030 TOP 060. WDLY SCT TSRA
  WITH TS POSS SEV. CB TOP FL450. BECMG 0406 CIG OVC015 TOP 080.
  WDLY SCT EMBD -TSRA. CB TOP FL400. OTLK...MVFR CIG TSRA BR.
.
N CNTRL TX
AGL SCT050. BECMG 0002 AGL SCT-BKN050 BKN100 TOP 150. ISOL -TSRA.
CB TOP FL400. OTLK...MVFR CIG TSRA.
.
NERN TX
SKC. 04Z AGL SCT050 SCT-BKN100 TOP 150. OTLK...VFR.
.
SERN TX
AGL SCT-BKN020 TOP 100. WDLY SCT -TSRA. CB TOP FL400. OTLK...MVFR
CIG TSRA.
.
S CNTRL TX
HILL COUNTRY...CIG BKN-SCT030 TOP 080. WDLY SCT TSRA WITH TS POSS
  SEV. CB TOP FL450. OTLK...MVFR CIG TSRA.
CSTL SXNS...AGL SCT040. 02Z CIG BKN020 TOP 080. WDLY SCT -TSRA.
  CB TOP FL400. OTLK...MVFR CIG TSRA.
RMNDR...AGL SCT040. ISOL -TSRA. CB TOP FL400. OTLK...VFR. 10Z
  MVFR CIG.
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AR
N HLF...SCT-BKN100 TOP FL180. 04Z SCT100. OTLK...VFR.
S HLF...SKC. 00Z SCT-BKN100 TOP FL180. OTLK...VFR.
.
LA
N HLF...SKC. 04Z SCT-BKN100 TOP FL180. OTLK...VFR.
S HLF...AGL SCT030. ISOL -TSRA. CB TOP FL350. W HLF BECMG 0002
  CIG BKN030 TOP 100. OTLK...MVFR CIG W HLF. VFR E HLF.
.
TN
WRN...SCT100 BKN CI. OTLK...VFR.
MID...SCT CI. 00Z SCT100 BKN CI. OTLK...VFR.
ERN...AGL SCT040. 00Z AGL SCT040 SCT100 SCT CI. OTLK...VFR. 10Z
  MVFR CIG.
.
MS
N HLF...SCT CI. BECMG 0406 BKN-SCT100 TOP FL180. OTLK...VFR.
S HLF...SKC. 06Z SCT100. OTLK...VFR.
.
AL
SKC TO SCT CI. 04Z SCT100 SCT CI. OTLK...VFR.
.
CSTL WTRS
TX/WRN LA...SCT030. WDLY SCT TSRA UPR TX/WRN LA CSTL WTRS WITH TS
  OCNL IN LNS/CLUSTERS. ISOL -TSRA RMNDR. CB TOP FL400.
  OTLK...VFR.
ELSW...SKC. OTLK...VFR.
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