Route forecast

SURESH RAM, Sc-E, CAMD,

sureshram265@gmail.com

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