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ATCSCC ADVZY 041 DCC 08/23/2015 OPERATIONS PLAN

RAW TEXT: 

ATCSCC  ADVZY 041 DCC 08/23/15 OPERATIONS PLAN
VALID 1600Z AND LATER

TERMINAL CONSTRAINTS:
BOS/SFO/LAX-CIGS
DTW-TSRA
MCO/TPA/MIA/ORD-VCTS
DEN/SLC/SEA-SMOKE
DTW-RWY 03R/21L, 09L/27R CLOSED
JFK-RWY 04L/22R CLOSED
LAX-RWY 06L/24R CLOSED
SEA-RWY 16C/34C CLOSED
DEN-RWY 17L/35R CLOSED

EN ROUTE CONSTRAINTS:
ZTL/ZAU/ZMP/ZKC/ZME/ZFW-TSTMS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS NOW ISSUED THREE CAWS STATEMENTS.
CAWS 4 DEPICTS IN ZTL CENTER, CAWS 5 DEPICTS IN THE GREAT LAKES
REGION, AND CAWS 6 DEPICTS WEATHER FORECASTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS.

TO ASSIST ZFW AND ZME WITH THE ENROUTE WEATHER DEPICTED IN CAWS 6, A
DFW SEEVR 1 PARTIAL WAS ISSUED ALONG WITH A ZBW TO DFW/DAL AND A
NORTH TO DFW/DAL WAS IMPLEMENTED. WEATHER IN GEORGIA NECESSITATED AN
ATLANTA ROUTE FROM THE SOUTH WITH AN UPDATE TIME 1700Z. ZAU IS
EXPECTING SOME IMPACT FROM THE WEATHER HOWEVER IT IS EXPECTED TO BE
HANDLED TACTICALLY UNTIL 2000Z. ZMP IS ANTICIPATING THE POSSIBILITY
OF A TRANSCON ROUTING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST,
IN ADDITION MSP DEPARTURES WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED. IN ADDITION, ZOB
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE DTW ROUTING EVALUATED.

AS THE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF ATL THE THREAT OF A GROUND STOP HAS
BEEN REDUCED AND THEREFORE ATL WAS REMOVED FROM THE PLAN. 
SMOKE DUE TO FIRES IN THE REGION DID TRIGGER A GROUND STOP FOR DEN
AND AS THE CONDITIONS AND FORECAST ARE BEING UPDATED IT IS
ANTICIPATED THAT A GROUND STOP SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED AGAIN, HOWEVER
THEY WILL REMAIN IN THE TERMINAL CONSTRAINTS.

WITH THE WEATHER DEPICTED IN CAWS 4, DTW WAS ADDED TO THE PLAN FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF A GROUND STOP. IN ADDITION, DUE TO SMOKE IN THE
SEATTLE REGION, SEA WAS ADDED TO THE PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
INITIATIVE. 

1. ROUTES
UNTIL 1500	-DFW SEEVR 1 PARTIAL
UNTIL 0430	-JFK/EWR WIND ROUTES
AFTER 1700	-NO J42-2 POSSIBLE
AFTER 1900	-ORD/DTW ARRIVAL ROUTES POSSIBLE

2. ZOB
AFTER 2200	-DTW GROUND STOPS POSSIBLE

3. ZSE
AFTER 1600	-SEA GROUND STOP/DELAY PROGRAM POSSIBLE

4. ZOA
 UNTIL 1859	-SFO GROUND DELAY PROGRAM

NEXT PLANNING TELCON: 1715z
231536-231759
15/08/23 15:37  DCCOPS./nfs/lxstn35