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 Aviation Weather Center
The Aviation Weather Center is located in Kansas City, MO. The primary responsibility of the AWC is to provide guidance and products for aviation planning purposes. The AWC issues warnings that cover the conterminous United States and extend over large portions of the North Pacific and North Atlantic airspace. 
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Weather forecasting for aviation is an extremely important, yet challenging task.  Meteorologists at the local NWS Weather Forecast Office, located roughly halfway between Milwaukee and Madison, routinely issue terminal aerodrome forecasts (TAFs) for four airports in south central and southeast Wisconsin.  TAFs are simply a 24- to 30- hour surface forecast for a five nautical mile radius around an airport, and include wind speed/direction, visibility, ceiling height and weather in a concise format. 

The four airports are:
General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (MKE)
Dane County Regional Airport (Truax Field) in Madison (MSN)
Waukesha County Airport (Crites Field) in Waukesha (UES)
Kenosha Regional Airport in Kenosha (ENW)

In addition, the aviation forecasters continuously monitor the current weather conditions and issue amendments to the TAFs as new forecast information becomes available. 

 

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