METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

GEN 3.5 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

3.5.1. Responsible service

3.5.1.1 The Meteorological Services are provided by the National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics (INMG).

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National Institute of Meteorology and GeophysicsTUNIT;TXT_NAME;940 (INMGTUNIT;CODE_ID;940)
Aeroporto Amilcar CabralTPOSTAL_ADDR;TXT_ADDRESS;871
P.O. Box 76TPOSTAL_ADDR;TXT_ADDRESS;90
EspargosTPOSTAL_ADDR;TXT_CITY;871
Sal IslandTPOSTAL_ADDR;TXT_AREA;871
Republic of Cabo VerdeTPOSTAL_ADDR;TXT_COUNTRY;90

Tel: +238 2411658TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_PHONE;112

Tel: +238 2411276TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_PHONE;111

Fax: +238 2411294TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_FAX;111

Email: inmg.maa@gmail.comTONLINE_CONTACT;TXT_EMAIL;146

AFS: GVACYMYXTONLINE_CONTACT;TXT_URL;146

URL: www.inmg.gov.cvTONLINE_CONTACT;TXT_URL;837

3.5.1.2 The services are provided in accordance with the provision contained in ICAO Annex 3 - Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation.

Note: Differences to this provision are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7.

3.5.2. Area of responsibility

Meteorological Services are provided for the entire SAL OCEANIC FIRTAIRSPACE;TXT_NAME;414 / UIRTAIRSPACE;TXT_NAME;415.

3.5.3. Meteorological observations and reports

Table GEN 3.5.3 Meteorological observations and reports
Name of station/Location indicator	Type & frequency of observation/automatic observing equipment	Types of MET reports & availability of trend forecasts	Observation System & site(s)	Hours of operation	Climatological information
1	2	3	4	5	6
Sal Island / Amilcar CabralTAD_HP;TXT_NAME;488 GVACTAD_HP;CODE_ID;488	Hourly plus Special Observation	METAR SPECI TREND	WDI left side of RWY 01 MDD Station ANEMOMETER CUP RWY 01 and RWY 19 AWOS: Surface wind both runways, visibility + RVR, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, sky conditions, cloud height and amount, altimeter setting and rainfall	H24	Climatological tables available
Praia / Nelson MandelaTAD_HP;TXT_NAME;448 GVNPTAD_HP;CODE_ID;448	Hourly plus Special Observation	METAR SPECI TREND	WDI left side of RWY 03 and right side of RWY 21 ANEMOMETER CUP RWY 03 AWOS: Surface wind both runways, visibility + RVR, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, sky conditions, cloud height and amount, altimeter setting and rainfall	H24	NIL
Maio Island / MaioTAD_HP;TXT_NAME;248 GVMATAD_HP;CODE_ID;248	Only when AD operations are available	METAR SPECI	WDI left side of RWY 01 AWOS: Surface wind for RWY 01, temperature, dew point, relative humidity and altimeter setting	HO	NIL
Rabil / Aristides PereiraTAD_HP;TXT_NAME;348 GVBATAD_HP;CODE_ID;348	Hourly plus Special Observation	METAR SPECI	WDI left side of RWY 03 and RWY 21 ANEMOMETER CUP RWY 03 AWOS: Surface wind both runways, visibility + RVR, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, sky conditions, cloud height and amount, altimeter setting and rainfall	0900 - 1900	NIL
Sao Pedro / Cesaria EvoraTAD_HP;TXT_NAME;468 GVSVTAD_HP;CODE_ID;468	Hourly plus Special Observation	METARTSERVICE;CODE_TYPE;1166 SPECITSERVICE;Annotation:1581.eng;449 TRENDTSERVICE;Annotation:1582.eng;449	Left side of RWY 06 and right side of RWY 24TAD_HP;Annotation:557.eng;468 Anemometer cup RWY 06TAD_HP;Annotation:1583.eng;468 AWOSTSERVICE;CODE_TYPE;448: Surface wind for both RWYs, visibility + RVR, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, sky conditions, cloud height and amount, altimeter setting and rainfall.TSERVICE;TXT_MET_SUP;448	H24	NIL
Sao Nicolau Island / PreguicaTAD_HP;TXT_NAME;409 GVSNTAD_HP;CODE_ID;409	Hourly 09:00TTMSHT;TIME_WEF;1651 - 19:00TTMSHT;TIME_TIL;1651	METARTSERVICE;CODE_TYPE;1186 SPECITSERVICE;Annotation:1584.eng;387	WDI left side of RWY 01 and right side of RWY 19TAD_HP;Annotation:945.eng;409 AWOSTSERVICE;CODE_TYPE;386: Surface wind for RWY 01, temperature, dew point, relative humidity and altimeter setting.TSERVICE;TXT_MET_SUP;386	07:00TTMSHT;TIME_WEF;1449 - 19:00TTMSHT;TIME_TIL;1449	NIL
Fogo Island / Sao FilipeTAD_HP;TXT_NAME;428 GVSFTAD_HP;CODE_ID;428	Hourly 07:00TTMSHT;TIME_WEF;1652 - 19:00TTMSHT;TIME_TIL;1652	METARTSERVICE;CODE_TYPE;407 SPECITSERVICE;Annotation:1585.eng;1187	WDI Left side of RWY 14 and left side of RWY 32.TAD_HP;Annotation:1586.eng;428 AWOSTSERVICE;CODE_TYPE;406: Surface wind for RWY 14, temperature, dew point relative humidity and altimeter setting.TSERVICE;TXT_MET_SUP;406	07:00TTMSHT;TIME_WEF;1653 - 19:00TTMSHT;TIME_TIL;1653	NIL

3.5.4. Types of services

3.5.4.1 Personal briefing and consultation for flight crew members is provided. Flight documentation comprises a significant weather chart, an upper wind and upper air temperature chart and the latest available aerodrome forecast for the destination and, if required, for its alternate aerodromes.

3.5.4.2 For the planning of VFR flights, plain - language summary forecast of en - route weather conditions may be requested from Sal.

3.5.4.3 Cloud height is measures by ceilometers. These observations are representative of the landing area.

3.5.4.4 Distant reading thermometers at Sal Island / Amilcar Cabral, Praia / Nelson Mandela and Sao Pedro / Cesaria Evora are used to measure the air temperature in conditions normally representative of the temperature over the runways.

3.5.5. Notification required from operators

3.5.5.1 Notification from Operators in respect of briefing, consultation, flight information needed by them (ref. ICAO Annex 3, 2.3) is normally for inter - continental flights of more that 3500 KM. Such notification should be received at least 6 hours before the expected time of departure.

3.5.6. Aircraft reports

Pursuant to ICAO Annex 3, 5.3.1 the making and transmission of aircraft reports (AIREP) are required at the following ATS reporting Points:

EDUMOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;124	TENPATDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;157	IPERATDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;131	GUNETTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;129	GAMBATDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;127	IRANITDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;132	CVSTNAVAID;CODE_ID;136	OPADUTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;144	KEPASTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;133
AMDOLTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;116	POMATTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;149	ONOBITDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;143	BOTNOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;120	TUTLOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;158	XIBOTTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;163	VEPOPTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;161	ERNEKTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;125	TEGTOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;156
ULTEMTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;160	RUKAVTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;151	OBOMOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;142	BAMUXTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;117	PIXEDTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;147	XIGLUTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;164	ILGASTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;130	SEPOMTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;152	LUMPOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;136
MOGSATDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;137	BORTATDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;119	TARIMTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;155	XUVITTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;165	BIKOMTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;118	NATASTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;139	GARPOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;128

The ATS / MET reporting points in respect of routes crossing FIR / UIR are at the following points: IPERATDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;131, CVSTNAVAID;CODE_ID;136, ONOBITDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;143, AMDOLTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;116, LUMPOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;136. MOGSATDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;137. ULTEMTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;160. KEPASTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;133 and EDUMOTDESIGNATED_POINT;CODE_ID;124.

3.5.7. VOLMET Service

NIL

3.5.8. SIGMET Service

Table GEN 3.5.8 SIGMET service

Name of MWO / location indicators	Hours	FIR or CTA served	Type of SIGMET / validity	Specific procedure	ATS unit served	Additional information
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
SAL	H24	SAL OCEANIC FIRTAIRSPACE;TXT_NAME;414 / UIRTAIRSPACE;TXT_NAME;415	SIGMET / 4 HR	NIL	SAL ACCTUNIT;TXT_NAME;124	NIL

3.5.8.1 General

For the safety of air traffic, the meteorological authority maintains an area meteorological watch and warning service. This service consists partially of a continuous weather watch within the lower and upper FIR and the issuance of appropriate information (SIGMET) by Meteorological Watch Offices (MWO) and partially of the issuing of warning for the respective aerodrome and, subject to agreement, for other aerodromes by all aeronautical MET offices.

3.5.8.2 Area meteorological watch service

The area meteorological watch service is performed by the following Meteorological Watch Office:

Main Aeronautical Meteorology Centre (Centro de Meteorologia Aeronautica Principal)

The MWOs issue information in the form of SIGMET messages about the occurrence or expected occurrence of one or several of the following significant meteorological phenomena:

thunderstorms
severe turbulence
severe icing
severe mountain waves
heavy sand storm / dust storm
volcanic ash cloud
tropical cyclone

The SIGMETs are issued in abbreviations and plain language using ICAO abbreviations and are numbered consecutively for each day commencing at 0001. Their period of validity is generally limited to less than 4 hours from the time of transmission.

The MWOs transmit SIGMETs issued by themselves, as well as SIGMETs of adjacent MWOs and, upon agreement, also SIGMETs of other MWOs, to the regional control centre competent for the FIR or UIR concerned.

In addition to the issuance of SIGMETs, the MWOs will inform the regional control centre about the occurrence or expected occurrence of thunderstorms, moderate icing, light to moderate hail, or moderate turbulence within the FIRs concerned. The information is intended for the safety of low level flights and is limited to the lower airspace.

3.5.8.3 Warning service

Warnings for the protection of parked and moored aircraft or other equipment at the airport are issued by all aerodrome meteorological offices, if one or several of the following phenomena are expected to occur at the airport:

squall
thunderstorm
hail
frost
heavy rime deposit
heavy snow
freezing precipitation

Differences from these criteria have to be agreed upon locally.

The warnings are generally issued in English and are distributed in accordance with a distribution list which has to be agreed upon locally. In order to guarantee rapid dissemination of the warnings, the distribution list to be used shall, as far as possible, contain only one recipient for an interested group. This recipient will be responsible for the further dissemination of the warning within the group.

SIGMET information is disseminated through directed transmissions to aircraft general calls

by the Area Control Centre (SAL ACCTUNIT;TXT_NAME;124) for SAL OCEANIC FIRTAIRSPACE;TXT_NAME;414 / UIRTAIRSPACE;TXT_NAME;415
by the ATS unit for their own area of responsibility.

3.5.9. Other automated meteorological services

Table GEN 3.5.9 Other automated meteorological services

Service name	Information available	Area, route and airport coverage	Telephone and telefax numbers Remarks
National Institute of Meteorology and GeophysicsTUNIT;TXT_NAME;940	TAFTSERVICE;CODE_TYPE;1207, METARTSERVICE;CODE_TYPE;1206, Satellite imagery, Analysis charts of MSL Pressure FCST charts WINTEM FL 180, 300, 390, SGWX, Aviation WX WRNG.TSERVICE;Annotation:1588.eng;1208	SAL OCEANIC FIRTAIRSPACE;TXT_NAME;414 / UIRTAIRSPACE;TXT_NAME;415	Tel: +238 2411658TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_PHONE;112 Tel: +238 2411276TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_PHONE;111 Fax: +238 2411294TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_FAX;111 Administrative ServicesTUNIT_STS;Annotation:1587.eng;1042 Post: 09:00TTMSHT;TIME_WEF;1654 - 17:00TTMSHT;TIME_TIL;1654

Service name

Information available

Area, route and airport coverage

Telephone and telefax numbers

Remarks

National Institute of Meteorology and GeophysicsTUNIT;TXT_NAME;940

TAF, METAR, Satellite imagery, Analysis charts of MSL Pressure FCST charts WINTEM FL 180, 300, 390, SGWX, Aviation WX WRNG.

SAL OCEANIC FIR / UIR

Tel: +238 2411658TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_PHONE;112

Tel: +238 2411276TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_PHONE;111

Fax: +238 2411294TTEL_CONTACT;TXT_FAX;111

Administrative ServicesTUNIT_STS;Annotation:1587.eng;1042

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09:00TTMSHT;TIME_WEF;1654 - 17:00TTMSHT;TIME_TIL;1654