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Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)

An en route FSS service providing continuously updated automated of hazardous weather within 150 nautical miles of selected VORs, available only in the conterminous 48 states.

Dictionary Term

Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)

Definition

  • An en route FSS service providing continuously updated automated of hazardous weather within 150 nautical miles of selected VORs, available only in the conterminous 48 states.

References

  • Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge · Federal Aviation Administration · 2023