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Aviation Consistency Table Key
UTC Time in Coordinated Universal Time
EDT Time in Eastern Daylight Time
TAF CIG CAT

The ceiling condition indicated in the scheduled TAF issuance ("V" for VFR, "M" for MVFR, "I"

for IFR, "LI" for LIFR)

ENSEMBLE BEST CIG CAT

The ceiling category indicated by a consensus of the model data ("V" for VFR, "M" for MVFR,

"I" for IFR, "LI" for LIFR). Ten models are used in the ensemble (MAV, MET, GFS, HRRR,

LAMP, NAM, RUC, SREF, GSP workstation WRF-ARW, and GSP workstation WRF-NMM).

CIG CONSISTENCY The percentage of guidance members agreeing with the scheduled issuance category
TAF VSBY CAT

The visibility condition indicated in the scheduled TAF issuance ("V" for VFR, "M" for MVFR,

"I" for IFR, "LI" for LIFR)

ENSEMBLE BEST VSBY CAT

The visibility category indicated by a consensus of the model data ("V" for VFR, "M" for MVFR,

"I" for IFR, "LI" for LIFR). Three models are used in the ensemble (MAV, MET, and LAMP).

VSBY CONSISTENCY The percentage of guidance members agreeing with the scheduled issuance category