DFW Tracon Weather Impacts

Fire Weather Concerns in Portions of the Southern Plains and the East Coast

Elevated to locally-critical fire weather conditions may develop across portions of the Southern Plains and Northeast into the Mid-Atlantic. Near record heat will expand from the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Central Gulf Coast states into Friday. Read More >

CIGS	VSBY	AAR	Type Approaches	Impact
>040	>10	120+	Visuals
012-040	>10	112-116	Instrument
012-040	<10	90-108	Instruments	MIT, TBFM (scheduling/metering)
<012	>1/2	90-98	Instruments	MIT, TBFM (scheduling/metering)
002-009	½ - 3	78-96	Instruments	MIT, TBFM (metering/scheduling)
<002	<1/2	54-60	Instruments	Tower requires additional spacing on arrival runways due to Tower Departure rule (2 increasing to 3). CATII and CATIII ILS approaches; MIT, GDP, Potential GS

Wind Speed/Direction		AAR	Type Approaches	Impact
25-30kts sustained from 280-300	Xwind	84-114	Visuals	MIT, TBFM (metering/scheduling)
>35kts sustained from 280-300	NW Flow Event	24-48	Instrument/Visuals	GDP, MIT, Potential GS
Gusts >45kts from 280-300	Xwind/NW Flow	24	Instrument/Visuals	Potential GS