
LAST UPDATED:  702 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 2015

.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO RIDGE INTO THE FORECAST AREA
FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES THIS EVENING PROMOTING NORTHEASTERLY
FLOW INTO THE REGION. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLOUD COVER
OVERSPREADING THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. CEILINGS HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED TO LOW END VFR AT AGS/DNL AND SHOULD DROP AT THE SITES
FURTHER NORTH SOON...CAE/CUB/OGB. LOOKING AT UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS
AND GUIDANCE...STILL BELIEVE MVFR CEILING RESTRICTIONS SHOULD
REACH THE TAF SITES BY 06Z. VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO FORECAST TO
DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT IN RAIN AND FOG. IFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
DEVELOP BY 12Z SUNDAY MORNING WITH NO IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE END
OF THE PERIOD UNDER THE WEDGE SETUP. INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT
OVER THE WEDGE IS PROMOTING SOME SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO PROMOTE SHOWERS THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD
SUNDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WARM ENOUGH AT
THE TAF SITES THAT ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS RAIN.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...IFR CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS AND A CHANCE 
OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT. RESTRICTIONS AND A CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE AT TIMES LATE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts
Columbia Metropolitan
Jim Hamilton-L.B. Owens Airport
Orangeburg Municipal
Augusta Bush Field
Augusta Daniel Field

For a graphical representation of the TAF, try the Tactical Decision Aid from the

Houston Center Weather Service Unit

Tactical Decision Aids (Graphical Representation)
Columbia Metropolitan
Jim Hamilton-L.B. Owens Airport
Orangeburg Municipal
Augusta Bush Field
Augusta Daniel Field

FAA Links
Flight Delay Information
Federal Aviation Administration
Notices to Airmen

Pilot Guides
ASOS guide for Pilots
Pilot's Guide to Aviation Weather Services

Airport Information
Columbia Metropolitan
Jim Hamilton-L.B. Owens Airport
Orangeburg Municipal
Augusta Bush Field
Augusta Daniel Field

National Weather Service Links
Aviation Weather Center
Aviation Weather Outlook
Vertical Wind Profile - RUC Model
Southeast Crosswind Information
Aviation Digital Data Services (ADDS)
Storm Prediction Center
Environmental Prediction Center
Atlanta Center Weather Service Unit
Jacksonville Center Weather Service Unit
National Weather Service
Eastern Region (ER) Aviation Climate web page

Current and Recent Mid-Atlantic Surface Analyses

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