Evolution of Aviation Impact Decision Support Services
for High Impact Events (228)
Roland Nunez, NWS
Center Weather Service Unit - Houston, Houston,
Texas
Abstract:
Collaboration and consistency
have been the hallmark of the unified services led by the Houston Center
Weather Service Unit (CWSU). Since 2013, the Houston CWSU guided the effort to
create a coordinated forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS) with the
help of Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) and the Aviation Weather Center who
share airspace responsibilities within Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in Houston, Texas.
This unified service provided
aviation-centric Impact Decision Support Services (IDSS) for numerous high
impact events, such as, the annual Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, 2016 NCAA Final
Four in Houston, Texas, and Super Bowls 47 and 51 respectively in New Orleans,
Louisiana and Houston, Texas. These efforts showcased the NWS's ability to
share weather enterprise resources and develop event-driven services which meet
the demand by our FAA customers across the nation.