MACDILLAFBI15-101 governs weather support required during controlled airfield hours at MacDill Air Force Base.
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It covers supplementary weather conditions, backup procedures, observations, terminal aerodrome forecasts, and resource protection products. It requires backup observations to follow specified timing, encoding, dissemination, and estimation procedures.
Applies to: This publication applies to units assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW) and units assigned, attached, or supported by MacDill Air Force Base (AFB).
In the event of FMQ-19 malfunction or failure, back-up procedures are implemented during airfield operating hours and/or if tornadic activity is occurring or forecast to occur.
All element entries are observed within 15 minutes of the actual time of the observation with the exception of wind gusts and squalls, which are reported only if they are observed within 10 minutes of the time of the observation. (paragraph 15-111)
When utilizing any form of pressure and/or wind backup equipment, pressure and/or wind values are estimated. (paragraph 15-111)
TAFs are valid for 30 hours, apply to the area within 5NM of the MAFB airfield complex, and are issued at 0100, 0900, and 1700 Zulu time. (paragraph 15-111)
WF personnel use manual techniques when performing back-up operations. When required, the WF encodes and disseminates METAR and SPECI observations IAW AFMAN 15-111.