Colour state

Colour state

Colour States are a system used for quickly showing meteorological conditions.[1][2]

Meteorological colour states are determined by the relevant worst condition from the visibility and significant cloud height. In the USA and parts of Europe the lowest significant cloud layer is 5 oktas or more; in the United Kingdom, Belgium, France and the Netherlands it is three oktas or more.[3] If visibility or cloud height measurements fall on a boundary (e.g. 5000 m visibility or 1500 ft cloud height) the colour state assumes the higher value in this case WHT.

If an airfield runway is unusable for reasons other than clouds or low visibility, e.g. ice or other obstructions, then the word BLACK is written in full and placed immediately before the actual colour state e.g. BLACKWHT.[4]

The colour state may be appended to a METAR report. A short period forecast called a TREND which covers the following two hours from the observation may also be added, often with reference to the colour state.

Colour state criteria

Colour state BLU WHT GRN YLO1 YLO2 AMB RED
Cloud height in feet 2500 1500 700 500 300 200 <200
Visibility in metres 8000 5000 3700 2500 1600 800 <800

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References

  1. ^ "Aerodrome Colour States page 10". CAA.co.uk. 2010-12-24. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/srg_gad_gasil2002_04.pdf. 
  2. ^ "SafetySense :eaflet 26". CAA.co.uk. 2010-12-24. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ga_srg_09webSSL26.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Aircrew Quick Reference to the METAR and TAF Codes". Department of the Air Force. 2010-12-24. http://www.chesapeakesportpilot.com/pages/articles/military_wx_codes.pdf. 
  4. ^ "Military color code". Airlinedispatch.com. 2010-12-24. http://www.airlinedispatch.com/dispatch/milcol.html. 
  5. ^ "METAR decoder". Skystef.be. 2010-12-24. http://www.skystef.be/metar-decoder.htm. 

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