KADENAABI15-101 governs weather support procedures, including weather watches, warnings, advisories, and tropical cyclone operations.
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It covers airfield, mission, staff, and public weather support, weather systems, observations, forecasts, radar, sea conditions, and space weather. It requires prescribed duties such as logging significant conversations, maintaining horizontally consistent weather products, and following tropical cyclone checklists.
Applies to: It applies to units assigned to the 18th Wing (18 WG), subordinate units, and units assigned, attached, or supported by Kadena Air Base (AB).
During TCCOR 1, 1 Caution (1C), 1E and/or 1R, the WST will issue warnings for observed lightning, tornado, and observed heavy rain advisory criteria only. All other WWAs in effect prior to TC-1C and/or 1E will become void. All standard WWAs will require reissuance (as required) once TCCOR 1R is declared. (paragraph 4)
Tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean are monitored 24hours a day. (paragraph 4)
The official forecast agency for the Western Pacific tropical cyclone track forecasts for all U.S. Government agencies is the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) located at the Makalapa Complex on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (paragraph 10-2)
In this instruction, the Commander, U.S. Forces Japan has delegated the authority for declaring TCCORs on Okinawa to the 18 WG/CC or designated representative. (paragraph 10-2)
Keep a log of events/significant conversations. (paragraph 4)