NELLISAFBI15-129 — Weather Support

NELLISAFBI15-129 governs the provision and use of weather services, including observations, forecasts, warnings, advisories, and information dissemination.

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  • Publication number: NELLISAFBI15-129
  • Title: WEATHER SUPPORT
  • Date: 2022-03-23

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The instruction covers weather support at Nellis AFB, including airfield and mission weather operations, weather watches, forecasting, equipment, and reciprocal support. It identifies waiver authorities, requires waiver requests to follow the chain of command, and requires records to be maintained and disposed of under AFRIMS RDS.

Applies to: This instruction establishes the responsibilities and procedures for providing and using weather services at Nellis AFB and it applies to all agencies described herein.

Topics covered

  • Weather observations and forecasts
  • Weather warnings and advisories
  • Airfield weather operations
  • Mission weather operations
  • Meteorological watches
  • Weather information dissemination
  • Weather equipment outages

Questions and answers

How are waiver requests submitted under NELLISAFBI15-129?

Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.

How must records created under NELLISAFBI15-129 be handled?

Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained and disposed of in accordance with Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS).

What changed for severe wind event forecasts?

Lead time for severe wind events have been updated to increase lead time by an additional 30 minutes.

What are the updated Weather Flight operating hours?

Weather Flight operating hours were updated for 24/7 support.

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