Weather Briefing Charts

Charts and reports available to you can be found by navigating to the ‘Reports’ tab in the menu on the right-hand side of the map view. They will appear in the drop-down menu as a list.

North Atlantic Surface Pressure Charts

These charts display the current and forecast synoptic situation over Europe and the Atlantic for up to 5 days ahead.

The charts provide a useful top-level summary and can be used to assess the likely track of deep depressions for example, that might present operational challenges.

Issues times & validity:

The charts are updated in MAVIS once per day, at 0730 UTC. The charts are valid at 1200 UTC and 0000 UTC each day.

Example:

British Isles Analysis

This is the latest synoptic chart for the British Isles and near continent, displaying isobaric mean sea-level pressure and frontal activity.

Issues times & validity:

The chart is updated hourly.

Example:

Significant Weather (Low Level)

The purpose of these charts is to display both graphically and alphanumerically areas of weather across the UK. Information supplied by these charts covers the expected conditions between the surface and 10,000ft. The chart is commonly referred to as the F215 (UK) and F415 (European).

Issues times & validity:

The charts are issued 4 times a day, every 6 hours.

More information can be found here - Low Level Forecasts - Met Office

Example

Spot Winds

This product displays forecast wind speed & direction, and temperature in boxes at grid points over the UK. These boxes provide a profile of wind and temperature from 1,000ft to 24,000ft.

The chart is commonly referred to as the F214 (UK) and F414 (European).

Issues times & validity:

The charts are issued 4 times a day, every 6 hours.

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