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| - | ====== Convective Significant Meteorological Information | + | ====== Convective Significant Meteorological Information (WST) ====== |
| - | (WST) ====== | + | |
| A Convective SIGMET (WST) is an inflight weather | A Convective SIGMET (WST) is an inflight weather | ||
| - | advisory issued for hazardous convective weather that affects | + | advisory issued for hazardous convective weather that **affects |
| - | the safety of every flight. Convective SIGMETs are issued | + | the safety of every flight**. Convective SIGMETs are issued |
| for severe thunderstorms with surface winds greater than 50 | for severe thunderstorms with surface winds greater than 50 | ||
| knots, hail at the surface greater than or equal to ¾ inch in | knots, hail at the surface greater than or equal to ¾ inch in | ||
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| exists, the convective SIGMET is still issued; however, it | exists, the convective SIGMET is still issued; however, it | ||
| states “CONVECTIVE SIGMET…NONE.” | states “CONVECTIVE SIGMET…NONE.” | ||
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| Example: | Example: | ||
| - | MKCC WST 221855 | + | |
| - | CONVECTIVE SIGMET 20C | + | MKCC WST 221855 |
| - | VALID UNTIL 2055Z | + | CONVECTIVE SIGMET 20C |
| - | ND SD | + | VALID UNTIL 2055Z |
| - | FROM 90W MOT-GFK-ABR-90W MOT | + | ND SD |
| - | INTSFYG AREA SEV TS MOVG FROM 24045KT. TOPS | + | FROM 90W MOT-GFK-ABR-90W MOT |
| - | ABV FL450. WIND GUSTS TO 60KTS RPRTD. | + | INTSFYG AREA SEV TS MOVG FROM 24045KT. TOPS |
| - | TORNADOES…HAIL TO 2 IN… WIND GUSTS TO | + | ABV FL450. WIND GUSTS TO 60KTS RPRTD. |
| - | 65KTS | + | TORNADOES…HAIL TO 2 IN… WIND GUSTS TO |
| - | POSS ND PTN | + | 65KTS |
| + | POSS ND PTN | ||
| Explanation: | Explanation: | ||
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| Convective SIGMET was issued for the central portion of | Convective SIGMET was issued for the central portion of | ||
| the United States on the 22nd at 1855Z. This is the 20th | the United States on the 22nd at 1855Z. This is the 20th | ||
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