Route forecast
SURESH RAM, Sc-E, CAMD,
[email protected]
Route forecast issued in different format as per requirement. It is issued in form of :-
ROFOR/ARFOR
LOCAL FORECAST
CHART FORM
ROFOR issued in coded form by AMO and transmitted to AMS to prepare a route
between two specified aerodromes, This ROFOR is decoded and MET-4 prepared
and handed over to pilot. It is to be used for flight beyond 500NM and for both lower
and upper level. Generally upper level flight forecast is given in chart form.
The code form is divided into four sections as follows:
Symbolic Contents
Section figure group
number
Code identification and time
1 -- groups; route forecast
Jet-stream data (optional)
2 11111
Data of maximum wind and
3 22222 vertical wind shear (optional)
Supplementary phenomena
4 --
Sections 2, 3 and 4 are not transmitted separately
ROFOR is Route forecast for aviation
CODE FORM:
KMH or
SECTION 1 ROFOR (YYGGggZ) Y1Y1G1G1G2G2 KT or
MPS
CCCC (QLaLaLoLo) CCCC 0i2zzz
(VVVV) (w1w1w1) NsCChshshs 7hthththfhfhf 6IchihihitL
5BhBhBhBtL (4hxhxhxThTh dhdhfhfhfh) (2hphpTpTp)
SECTION 2 (11111 QLaLaLoLo hjhjfjfjfj)
SECTION 3 (22222 hmhmfmfmfm (dmdmvv))
SECTION 4 9i3nnn
ROFOR is Route forecast for aviation:
SECTION 1
ROFOR -Route forecast
(YYGGggZ) -Date and Time of Issue
YY-Date,GG-Time in Hr, gg-Time in Mimuntes Z-all timing in UTC
Y1Y1G1G1G2G2 KMPH or KT or MPS-Date ad Validity from G1G1 to G2G2
Y1Y1 - Date, G1G1-Time of starting, G2G2-Time of ending F/C
CCCC- ICAO Location Indicator of Stn
(QLaLaLoLo) Q quadrant in which F/C issued
For India Q is always 3
NHS SHS
Q- 0 for 0-90W 5
1 for 90W -180 6
2 for 180-90E 7
3 for 90E -0 8
CCCC- ICAO Location Indicator of Stn
0i2zzz- Route division group
0-Zero sector, i2 Zone type Indicator, zzz-Zone specification
01QLaLa Route is divided on the basis of Latitude(Route upto LaLa)
02LoLo- Route is divided on the basis of Longitude(Route upto LoLo)
03CCC Route is divided via any aerodrome(Route upto CCC)
(VVVV) Visibility gp-
(w1w1w1)- Wx gp
111-TS,222-TRS(TC),333-Line squall 444 Hail, 555- MTW( Moutain wave),666-Sand storm
777-Duststorm,888-Freezing rain.
NsCChshshs-Cloud gp,Ns-Amount of coud,CC type of cloud, hshshs- Ht of cloud in F/L.
7hthththfhfhf -Zero degree isotherm gp,hththt- Ht of Top of cloud ,hfhfhf- Ht of freezing level
7///hfhfhf- No F/c for top of cloud but freezing level is given
6IchihihitL-Icing gp,Ic-Type of Icing,hihihi-Ht of icing, tL-thickness of Icing(0-9)
5BhBhBhBtL-Turbulence gp B-Type of turbulence, hshshs-Ht of lowest level of turbulence,
tL-thickness of turbulence(0-9)
4hxhxhxThTh-Flighti level for which Wind and temperature is forecasted hxhxhx
F/L ThTh- Temprature at F/L( hththt)
dhdhfhfhfh- wind direction and speed at F /L(hththt)
(2hphpTpTp)Tropopause gp,Ht and temperature of tropopause
SECTION 2 (11111 QLaLaLoLo hjhjfjfjfj)- Jet stream gp
Q-3,LaLa latitude of Jet stream,LoLo longitude of Jet stream
hjhjfjfjfj)- Ht and speed of Jet stream.
SECTION 3 (22222 hmhmfmfmfm (dmdmvv))- Maximum wind and
vertical wind shear gp
hmhmfmfmfm -Ht and speed of maximum wind
(dmdmvv))- Direction of max. wind and vertical wind shear
SECTION 4 Supplementary phenomena(change group) 9i3nnn -Change gp
Preparation MET-4
AROFOR issued in coded form by AMO and transmitted to AMS to prepare a route
between two specified aerodromes, This AROFOR is decoded and MET-3 prepared
and handed over to pilot. It is to be used for flight upto 500NM and it is for flight lower
level( below100FL).
ARFOR is Area forecast for aviation
CODE FORM:
SECTION 1 ARFOR (YYGGggZ) Y1Y1G1G1G2G2 KMH or AAAAA (VVVV)
KT or
MPS
NsCChshshs
(w1w1w1) or 7hthththfhfhf 6IchihihitL 5BhBhBhBtL
( (VVhshshs) )
or
SKC (or NSC)
(4hxhxhxThTh dhdhfhfhfh) (2hphpTpTp)
SECTION 2 (11111 QLaLaLoLo hjhjfjfjfj)
SECTION 3 (22222 hmhmfmfmfm (dmdmvv))
SECTION 4 9i3nnn
