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Aeronautical Meteorological Forecasting

The Aeronautical Meteorological Forecasting (AMF) course is designed to help operational staff improve their awareness and forecasting of aviation weather-impact variables. The course conforms to the latest World Meteorological Organization (WMO) training and education guidelines.

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Location: Courses are either held in the excellent Met Office College facilities at our Exeter headquarters or at your chosen location.

Course length: Five days.

Aim: To increase the awareness of aviation weather hazards and review new developments in aviation meteorology.

On completion of this course you will be able to: 

  • review METARs, TAFs and trends;
  • diagnose and forecast turbulence, icing, cumulonimbus clouds, severe convection, low cloud and poor visibility;
  • appreciate different snow-forecasting techniques;
  • understand aviation charts and warnings and the operation of the aviation product unit.

Additional information 

The case study and data sheet below highlight the experience of the Met Office College in delivering AMF courses both at our headquarters in the UK and internationally.

Met Office college AMF data sheet UK AMF training data sheet (PDF, 734 kB)

Met Office college Prague case study International AMF case study (PDF, 175 kB)

The Met Office College provides a wide range of courses. To receive more information about training please register your details.

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