Transcript FedEx Weather Services - Memphis Chapter of the American

WELCOME TO FEDEX
FedEx Weather Services
Then…….
Day 1: April 17, 1973
• 369 employees
• 186 packages
• 25 U.S. cities
• 14 Falcon jets
146,000
44,000
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42,200
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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 Services
Air Operations Division
Mission
Provide the most accurate weather forecasts
and briefings for North American and Caribbean
operations. The Meteorology department also
provides the timeliest technical meteorological
data to support international flight operations.
Through continuous efforts to support customer
alignment in support of quality, the Meteorology
department helps to ensure FedEx remains the
safest, most reliable and cost-efficient air
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
Staff
Melvin Bradley, Manager
Mike Watts*
John Burns
Dave Mack
Dale Marks
Harry Woolford
Clint Fugate
Trevor Hansen*
* administrative
Kory Gempler*
Jeff Vose
Erik Proseus*
Priscilla Parham
Jeff Woodard
Marti Ray
Ashley Werho
Terminal 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
Responsibilities
• 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
SNOCONS
• 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
Hurricane Contingencies
• 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
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 Forecasts
KEWR 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 Prediction
Algorithm (CoSPA)
Ramp Tower Weather
Keyword: RTOWX
QUESTIONS?