Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Critical fire weather conditions will persist in the central High Plains through Friday as gusty winds and dry conditions continue. The heat wave across the West and Southwest will continue to intensify through the week, with daily and monthly record highs expected to be broken. Read More >

CIGS	VSBY	AAR	Type Approaches	Impact
>040	>10	130+	Visuals
012*-040	>10	112-118	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

*D10 varies this threshold between 020-012 depending on traffic volume and other operational conditions.

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

S4 VMC: 13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L = 130/90

S4 LVMC: 13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L= 116/90

S4 IMC: 13R (6MIT), 18R, 17C, 17L= 108/90

S3 IMC: 18R, 17C, 17L = 98/90

S3 LIMC: 18R, 17C, 17L = 90/90

N4 VMC: 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 124/90

N4 LVMC: 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 112/90

N4 IMC: 36L, 35C, 35R, 31R (6MIT) = 108/90

N3 IMC: 36L, 35C, 35R = 94/90

N3 LIMC: 36L, 35C, 35R = 88/90

NW2VMC/IMC: 31R, 31L = 48/48 (5MIT on ea)

NW2LIMC: 31R = 24 (Single RWY)

Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heat Continues in the West

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