PACAFI15-101 governs weather support for Pacific Air Forces and forces from other commands operating in the PACAF area of responsibility.
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PACAFI15-101 addresses weather support designations, employment, commander and Air Operations Center responsibilities, and Tropical Cyclone Reconnaissance Network operations. It also requires satellite assignments, radar data collection, tropical cyclone reporting, and support for tropical cyclone warnings.
Applies to: This publication applies to all PACAF weather units and other units maintaining PACAF systems supporting the TCRN.
JTWC’s area of responsibility (AOR) is from the East Coast of Africa to the West Coast of the Americas.
CPHC issues civil tropical cyclone forecasts/advisories north of the equator between 180° and 140° W.
NHC issues civil tropical cyclone forecasts/advisories north of the equator between 140° W and the West Coast of the Americas.
JTWC retains responsibility for issuing its own tropical cyclone warnings if CPHC or NHC cannot issue warnings or if JTWC believes warnings from CPHC or NHC are not sufficiently accurate to protect DoD resources.
In the CPHC and NHC AOR, JTWC will repackage the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts as warnings for DoD installation application and utilization.