How to read SiGMETs, and AIRMETs

I was on an aviation website called “Sky Vecotor” and they have a map of all SiGNETs and AIRMETs. They look like this:


I literally can only understand one or two things on there. If anyone can give me some insight on how to read these things, it would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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Great read.

Credit boldmethod.com

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MaxSez: Here’s the official FAA NOTAM search sites for preflight planning:

  1. pilotweb.nas.faa.gov

  2. notam.faa.gov

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@DiamondGaming4. MaxSez. Not a NOTAM Diamond, a “SIGMET”
(Significant Meteorological Condition Report ). Google the term for an explanation. . The NOTAM info herein is need to know.
Regards…

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Thx mate. I’ll look into it 👍

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@DiamondGaming4… Here’s a link to the Pilots Bible. If you’ve never seen it before I recommend you download it as a ready Ref:

The Aviators Bible; “The Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge” (FAA-H-8083-3B) Free in PDF Form from faa.gov.

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The site won’t load :/

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Link #1 that Max provided is your best source for NOTAMS. International ICAOs work. Not limited to US

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@DiamondGaming4. Open faa.gov then open document section , enter faa doc number.

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Ah ok, I see. Thanks for clarifying.

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😱 No “MaxSez”? Hope you’re feeling alright. I don’t even know what just happened. Speechless…

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That particular SIGMET is for an embedded (EMBD) thunderstorm (TS) observed (OBS) within those coordinates (Nxxxx Exxxx - Nxxxx Exxxx) with the top given (TOP FLXXX) and its direction of movement (NE). Also it is intensifying (INTSF).

NOTAMs are one thing, SIGMETs/AIRMETs/PIREPs/etc are all separate things:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.bendixking.com/HWL/media/Pilot-Guides/006-18274-0000_1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjQu7yAjLrZAhWNtVMKHbcACxkQFjABegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3SCIcYotZ5EafYjLGboSD0

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Right… well, I’ll be doing a lot of reading in the next few days 👍

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