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Aviation Weather Handbook

FAA-H-8083-28B Version 2026
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Chapter 3

Overview of Aviation Weather Information

An ‘X’ indicates that the weather product contains information pertaining to the weather element or phenomenon.

Table 3-1. Continued (PDF page 32).
Table 3-1. Continued (PDF page 32).
Table 3-2. Continuation of Table 3-1 (See Table 3-3 for acronyms and abbreviations.)
Table 3-2. Continuation of Table 3-1 (See Table 3-3 for acronyms and abbreviations.)

An ‘X’ indicates that the weather product contains information pertaining to the weather element or phenomenon.

Table 3-2. Continued (PDF page 33).
Table 3-2. Continued (PDF page 33).
Table 3-3. Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in Product/Element/Phenomenon Tables
Table 3-3. Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in Product/Element/Phenomenon Tables
Table 3-3. Continued (PDF page 35).
Table 3-3. Continued (PDF page 35).
Table 3-3. Continued (PDF page 36).
Table 3-3. Continued (PDF page 36).

3.4.2 Summaries of Specific Weather Information Contained in Various Weather Products

The following set of tables identify specific weather elements (e.g., thunderstorms, turbulence) and list the products that contain information relating to those elements. A brief summary description is also provided. These summaries are not intended to provide all of the details. More detailed information can be found in Chapters 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28.

3.4.2.1 Products with Thunderstorm Information

Table 3-4. Weather Element: Thunderstorm
Table 3-4. Weather Element: Thunderstorm

Type: text (T), graphic (G), image (I), voice (V)

Table 3-4. Continued (PDF page 37).
Table 3-4. Continued (PDF page 37).
Table 3-4. Continued (PDF page 38).
Table 3-4. Continued (PDF page 38).

3.4.2.2 Products with Wind Information

Table 3-5. Weather Element: Wind
Table 3-5. Weather Element: Wind

Type: text (T), graphic (G), image (I), voice (V)

Table 3-5. Continued (PDF page 39).
Table 3-5. Continued (PDF page 39).

3.4.2.3 Products with Wind Shear Information