Aviation Area Forecasts (FA) for Canada

[aviatoreb]

Hello Canadian Friends,

Where can I find something like the textual Aviation Area Forecasts (FA) for Canada?

I am due to go to New Brunswick in the next few days and I realize I don't know how to find that piece of information.

 

Side note - I was browsing TAFs for the route for tomorrow (not going tomorrow but just practicing because I am not used to Canada) and I ran across this forecast the likes of which I have never seen! Eesh.

CYCX Reported: July 27, 2012 at 12:29 PM

Valid: July 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM - July 27, 2012 at 11:00 PM

From 11:00 AM: Funnel Cloud ST, Widespread Dust E, Partial OHail AM

[FBCK]

http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/CreePage.pl?Langue=anglais&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&Page=forecast-observation&TypeDoc=html

This is the NAV Canada weather site.

[aviatoreb]

Quote: FBCK

http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/CreePage.pl?Langue=anglais&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&Page=forecast-observation&TypeDoc=html

This is the NAV Canada weather site.

[BorealOne]

We have a 'Graphic Area Forecast' (GFA) here which, having used both the US and Canadian systems, I believe to be an easier to grasp system than the textual Area Forecasts. Instead of trying to make sense of text descriptions and vaguely described areas within the region, you get the forecasted weather displayed in 6h forecast periods as a series of 2 maps for each forecast period, showing respectively, clouds and fronts, icing and turbulence.  See for example:

http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/GenerProduit.pl?Produit=GFA&Region=34&Langue=anglais&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&Mode=graph

The cloud format display map will show cloud decks with type, bottom and tops of the layer, isobars, wind gusts, active fronts and precipitation.

The icing and turbulence display map shows, well, icing and turbulence by altitude.

Details are at:

http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/CreePage.pl?Page=info-gfa&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&TypeDoc=gfa&Langue=anglais#abbr_symb

 

[aviatoreb]

Quote: borealone

We have a 'Graphic Area Forecast' (GFA) here which, having used both the US and Canadian systems, I believe to be an easier to grasp system than the textual Area Forecasts. Instead of trying to make sense of text descriptions and vaguely described areas within the region, you get the forecasted weather displayed in 6h forecast periods as a series of 2 maps for each forecast period, showing respectively, clouds and fronts, icing and turbulence.  See for example:

http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/GenerProduit.pl?Produit=GFA&Region=34&Langue=anglais&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&Mode=graph

The cloud format display map will show cloud decks with type, bottom and tops of the layer, isobars, wind gusts, active fronts and precipitation.

The icing and turbulence display map shows, well, icing and turbulence by altitude.

Details are at:

http://www.flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/CreePage.pl?Page=info-gfa&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&TypeDoc=gfa&Langue=anglais#abbr_symb