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TDS: AIR/SIGMET Field Descriptions

Field # Field Name Description Field Type Units
1 raw_text The raw AIRSIGMET string
2 valid_time_from The start time of when the report is valid (in ISO8601 date/time format). string ISO8601 date/time
3 valid_time_to The end time for when the report is valid (in ISO8601 date/time format). string ISO8601 date/time
4 min_ft_msl Minimum altitude, in feet (MSL). integer ft MSL (mean sea-level)
5 max_ft_msl Maximum altitude, in feet (MSL). integer ft MSL (mean sea-level)
6 movement_dir_degrees Movement direction of the AIRSIGMET condition. integer degrees
7 movement_speed_kt Speed in which the AIRSIGMET condition is moving. integer kt
8 hazard The hazard type and severity. Hazard types can be one of the following: MTN OBSCN | IFR | TURB | ICE | CONVECTIVE | ASH . The severity is one of the following: NONE | LT-MOD | MOD | MOD-SEV | SEV . string
9 airsigmet_type The type of report: OUTLOOK, AIRMET or SIGMET string
10 area An array of points defining the polygon
10.1 latitude Latitude of a point comprising the AIRSIGMET region float (decimal) degrees
10.2 longitude Longitude of a point comprising the AIRSIGMET region. float (decimal) degrees