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EVENT TIME: 25/1700 - 26/0200
CONSTRAINED FACILITIES: ZDC
DC METRO SWAP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN_FYI
THIS ADVISORY IS FOR PLANNING
PURPOSES ONLY. CUSTOMERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO FILE NORMAL ROUTINGS AND
ANTICIPATE THE SPECIFIED
ALTERNATE ROUTES.
SWAP STATEMENT:
SEVERE
WEATHER AVOIDANCE PLANS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ZDC AIRSPACE.
WIDELY
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING AROUND 17Z OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF NW ZDC, INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS AS THEY MOVE E 10-25KT ACROSS N ZDC.
ORGANIZATION INTO CLUSTERS/LINES...WITH SOME TOPS ABV FL450...IS
LIKELY AFTER 19Z. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 02Z.
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO JET ROUTES ACROSS N ZDC, INCLUDING THE
DC-PHL-NY CORRIDOR, ARE EXPECTED.
ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH TOPS ABOVE FL350 MAY CAUSE MINOR IMPACTS ACROSS S
NC FROM 18Z TO 23Z.
PLANNED ALTERNATE DEPARTURE ROUTES:
CDRS FOR
BUFFR, JERES, OTTTO, RAMAY, MOL, GVE AND COLIN MAY BE UTILIZED AS
ROUTES ARE IMPACTED. SWANN AND PALEO ROUTES MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED
LATE IN THE DAY AS THE WEATHER MOVES EAST ACROSS ZDC AND THE DC
METRO AREA. NY/DC/PHL METRO DEPARTURES FILED VIA
J6/J48/J518/J211/J220 AND J75 MAY SWAPPED AFTER 1900Z.
PLANNED
ALTERNATE ARRIVAL ROUTES:
FLIGHTS INTO THE DC METRO AREA MAY BE
SWAPPED BETWEEN ZOB/ZTL AND ZID AS ROUTES ARE IMPACTED. NY/DC METRO
ARRIVALS MAY EXPERIENCE AIRBOURNE HOLDING AFTER 1900Z DUE TO WEATHER
ON THE ARRIVALS ROUTES.
FUEL ADVISORY:
AIRCRAFT CAPPING AT OR
BELOW 100 IS POSSIBLE FOR DESTINATIONS OUT TO 100 MILES FROM THE
OTTTO,RAMAY, MOL AND GVE DEPARTURE POINTS AND MAY INCLUDE CAPPING
PLAYBOOKS IN THIS AREA.
HOTLINE ACTIVATION: PROBABLE AFTER
1900Z.
(540) 359-3200 PIN: 2779
EFFECTIVE TIME: 25/1549 - 26/0300
16/07/25 15:49 DCCOPS.lxstn32 |
