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WELCOME TO FEDEXWELCOME TO FEDEX
FedEx Weather ServicesFedEx Weather Services
Day 1: April 17, 1973
• 369 employees
• 186 packages
• 25 U.S. cities
• 14 Falcon jets
Then…….
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UPS – Underwater Package Service
“We run the tightest ship in the shipping business.”So did the White Star Line.
FedEx Weather ServicesFedEx Weather Services
Air Operations Division
MissionMission
Provide the most accurate weather forecasts Provide the most accurate weather forecasts and briefings for North American and Caribbean and briefings for North American and Caribbean operations. The Meteorology department also operations. The Meteorology department also provides the timeliest technical meteorological provides the timeliest technical meteorological data to support international flight operations. data to support international flight operations. Through continuous efforts to support customer Through continuous efforts to support customer alignment in support of quality, the Meteorology alignment in support of quality, the Meteorology department helps to ensure FedEx remains the department helps to ensure FedEx remains the safest, most reliable and cost-efficient air safest, most reliable and cost-efficient air transportation system in the world.transportation system in the world.
Fast Facts
• Department started in 1986• Operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week• Located within Global Operations Control, which
is the department’s primary customer• Staff of 15: 10 Operational / 5 Administrative• Approved by FAA as primary source of forecasts
for all domestic trunk flights and some international flights
• Enhanced Weather Information Services (EWINS) certified
StaffStaff
Melvin Bradley, ManagerMelvin Bradley, Manager
Mike Watts*Mike Watts* Kory Gempler*Kory Gempler*
John BurnsJohn Burns Jeff VoseJeff Vose
Dave MackDave Mack Erik Proseus*Erik Proseus*
Dale MarksDale Marks Priscilla ParhamPriscilla Parham
Harry WoolfordHarry Woolford Jeff WoodardJeff Woodard
Clint FugateClint Fugate Marti RayMarti Ray
Trevor Hansen*Trevor Hansen* Ashley WerhoAshley Werho
* administrative
Terminal Aerodrome ForecastsTerminal Aerodrome Forecasts
• Issue TAFS two to three times daily for 45 domestic airports with valid times of 16-27 hours and by exception for other locations
• A few international TAFS also issued, some seasonally (New Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore)
• Additional forecasts as needed by customers
Responsibilities• Issue SNOCON/Winter Weather Advisories for Memphis,
Newark, and Indianapolis hubs
• Coordinate air operations with FedEx Air Traffic Control group– ATC forecast for evening inbound push
• Mountain Wave Turbulence forecast for China routes
• Forecast temperature, wind, and altimeter settings for hubs and high-altitude ramps (aircraft performance)
• Daily weather outlook for use by Sales/Life Sciences in shipment of time-sensitive, high-value products
• Expert advice offered within company, including:– daily weather briefings to aircraft dispatchers in GOC– briefings to flight crews, as necessary– guidance on en-route hazardous weather conditions
(i.e., icing, turbulence, thunderstorms, volcanic ash, space weather)
– other meteorological conditions that may affect corporate operations (tropical contingencies, winter weather, land-based flooding, etc.)
• Provide custom products for all FedEx OpCo’s• Inter- and intra-departmental training• Involvement in industry workgroups
Responsibilities
• Issued for MEM, IND, EWR hubs• Issued when winter wx (snow, ice) is expected at
a hub within 48 hours• Brief description of type of event, onset,
duration, and expected significance
SNOCON 5 Snow or freezing precip within 48 hours
SNOCON 4 Snow or freezing precip within 36 hours
SNOCON 3 Snow or freezing precip within 24 hours
SNOCON 2 Snow or freezing precip within 18 hours
SNOCON 1 Snow or freezing precip within 6 hours
Winter Weather Advisory
(IND only) Non-accumulating winter precip within 24 hours
SNOCONS
• Process initiated by Met Dept with an alert of storm formation
• Regular/ad-hoc strategic and tactical conference calls
• Decisions on relief supplies and staffing
• 24 hours: evacuate and suspend service
• GOC calls continue until system is restored
Hurricane Contingencies
WINDS website• Primary source of weather information for FDX
Corporation.• Displays all pertinent weather data (obs, radar,
satellite, model data, SIGMETS, PIREPS, etc.) in graphical and/or textual formats
• Available on corporate intranet – Keyword: “weather” or at weather.fedex.com
• National Weather Service and Meteostar/Sutron are data providers
• FDX/Meteostar servers process all incoming data for display in WINDS
Satellite Feeds
WINDS product samples
LEADS Weather Workstation
FedEx ForecastsKEWR FT FEDEX 1820Z-1912Z ABV 3000/5 1715G25 OCNL 25 BKN
5SM -SHRA
22Z 25 OVC 5SM -RA BR 1720G30 OCNL 15 OVC 2SM TSRA
01Z 12 OVC 4SM -RA BR 2020G30 OCNL 8 OVC 2SM TSRA BR
03Z 15 OVC 4SM -RA BR 2115G25
06Z 25 OVC 2115G25
11Z ABV 3000/5 3212G20 =
KMEM FT FEDEX 1821Z-1916Z ABV 3000/5 0114G24
01Z ABV 3000/5 0105
15Z ABV 3000/5 0806 =
Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS)
Consolidated Storm PredictionAlgorithm (CoSPA)
Ramp Tower WeatherKeyword: RTOWX
QUESTIONS?