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Terminal Radar: It’s the Weather Pilots Don’t See

Flying Magazine

Even if you have a datalink weather capability in the cockpit, dont give up on your air traffic controllers. Your satellite-based weather receiver becomes less effective in the busy terminal area due to its latencyespecially if an update or two is missed. Plus, the airspace is more congested, giving you less options to deviate.

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What Is an Outflow Boundary Shown on a Surface Analysis Chart? 

Flying Magazine

Answer: When looking at the surface analysis chart issued every three hours by meteorologists at the Weather Prediction Center (WPC), you may have seen a tan dashed line with a label “OUTFLOW BNDRY” nearby. Crescent-shaped convective outflow boundary as detected on NEXRAD Doppler weather radar.