A variety of aviation graphics are now produced in a black and white version in addition to the color versions. These products are distributed internally for display in AviationSentry Online, and externally to customers via FTP. The information in this document pertains to those files distributed via FTP.

Graphics Files

The following graphics products have black and white versions:

  • Wind/Temps Aloft

  • High-Level Sig Weather

  • Low-Level Sig Weather

  • Weather Depiction

  • Surface Analysis

  • Jet Stream

  • ETOPS

  • Radar Summary

  • Airmet

  • Airmet Turbulence

  • Airmet Icing

  • Lifted Index

  • Freezing Level

File Characteristics

The black and white graphics are produced on the same schedule as their color counterparts.

As separate products, they have their own distinct file name names based on file extension. The file name format is as follows:

[rr][pppp][hh]_[eee]_00.GIF

Where:

rr = region code
pppp = product identifier
hh = hour (note: some products always show ’00’)
eee = extension

Region Codes

The following region codes are defined for the black and white files. Note that a particular region may have more than one region code due to differing projections.
AA = Asia
AC = Africa
AF = Africa
AI = Australia
AK = Alaska
AN = Alaska
AR = Arctic
CA = Canada
CB = Caribbean
CR = Caribbean
ES = Europe/Asia
EU = Europe
H2 = Hawaii
IO = Indian Ocean
ME = Middle East
MO = Mexico
NA = North America
NC = North Central US
NE = North East US
NF = North Pacific
NL = North Atlantic
NW = North West US
PC = Pacific
PN = North Pole
SC = South Central US
SE = South East US
SP = South Pacific
SR = South America
SW = South West US
US = United States

Product Identifiers

The product identifiers are defined as follows:

 

Code Extension

Wind/Temps Aloft

Where: D – L indicates the flight level

D = 5,000 ft
E = 10,000 ft
F = 18,000 ft
G = 24,000 ft
H = 30,000 ft
I = 34,000 ft
J = 39,000 ft
K = 45,000 ft
L = 53,000 ft

A[D-L]CT

KD6

High-Level Sig Weather

HZBN

KD6

Low-Level Sig Weather

HZBU

KD6

Jet Stream

HZJS

KD6

Surface Forecast

HAFC

KD6

ETOPS

AEYE

KSD

Surface Analysis

SAAN

JD6

Radar Summary

HZBO

JD6

Airmet – IFR/Mtn

SAXS

JD6

Airmet Turbulence

SAXT

JD6

Airmet Icing

SAXZ

JD6

Lifted Index

UZZH

JD6

Weather Depiction

SAAM

JPD

Freezing Level

UZZQ

JSD
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