# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions and their oversight, repealing Regulation (EC) No 482/2008, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1034/2011, (EU) No 1035/2011 and (EU) 2016/1377 and amending Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), Appendix 7: Template for advisory for tropical cyclones

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Key:
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Note 1:
the ranges and resolutions for the numerical elements included in tropical cyclone advisory are shown in Appendix 8.
Note 2:
the explanations for the abbreviations can be found in ICAO Doc 8400 ‘Procedures for Air Navigation Services – Abbreviations and Codes (PANS-ABC).
Note 3:
all the elements are mandatory.
Note 4:
inclusion of a ‘ colon ’ after each element heading is mandatory.
Note 5:
numbers 1 to 19 are included only for clarity and they are not part of the advisory, as shown in the example.
Element
Detailed content
Template(s)
Examples
1
Identification of the type of message
Type of message
TC ADVISORY
TC ADVISORY
2
Time of origin
Year, month, day and time in UTC of issue
DTG:
nnnnnnnn/nnnnZ
DTG:
20040925 /1600Z
3
Name of TCAC
Name of TCAC
(location indicator or full name)
TCAC:
nnnn or nnnnnnnnnn
TCAC:
TCAC:
YUFO
MIAMI
4
Name of tropical cyclone
Name of tropical cyclone or ‘ NN ’ for unnamed tropical cyclone
TC:
nnnnnnnnnnnn or NN
TC:
GLORIA
5
Advisory number
Advisory number (starting with ‘ 01 ’ for each tropical cyclone)
NR:
nn
NR:
01
6
Position of the centre
Position of the centre of the tropical cyclone (in degrees and minutes)
PSN:
Nnn[nn] or Snn[nn] Wnnn[nn] or Ennn[nn]
PSN:
N2706 W07306
7
Direction and speed of movement
Direction and speed of movement given in 16 compass points and km/h (or kt), respectively, or moving slowly (< 6 km/h (3 kt)) or stationary (< 2 km/h (1 kt))
MOV:
N nnKMH (or KT) or
NNE nnKMH (or KT) or
NE nnKMH (or KT) or
ENE nnKMH (or KT) or
E nnKMH (or KT) or
ESE nnKMH (or KT) or
SE nnKMH (or KT) or
SSE nnKMH (or KT) or
S nnKMH (or KT) or
SSW nnKMH (or KT) or
SW nnKMH (or KT) or
WSW nnKMH (or KT) or
W nnKMH (or KT) or
WNW nnKMH (or KT) or
NW nnKMH (or KT) or
NNW nnKMH (or KT) or
SLW or
STNR
MOV:
NW 20KMH
8
Central pressure
Central pressure (in hPa)
C:
nnnHPA
C:
965HPA
9
Maximum surface wind
Maximum surface wind near the centre (mean surface wind over 10 minutes, in m/s (or kt))
MAX WIND:
nn[n]MPS
(or nn[n]KT)
MAX WIND:
22MPS
10
Forecast of centre position
(+ 6 HR)
Day and time (in UTC) (6 hours from the DTG given in Item 2);
forecast position (in degrees and minutes) of the centre of the tropical cyclone
FCST PSN +6 HR:
nn/nnnnZ
Nnn[nn] or Snn[nn] Wnnn[nn] or Ennn[nn]
FCST PSN +6 HR:
25/2200Z
N2748 W07350
11
Forecast of maximum surface wind (+ 6 HR)
Forecast of maximum surface wind (6 hours after the DTG given in Item 2)
FCST MAX
WIND +6 HR:
nn[n]MPS
(or nn[n]KT)
FCST MAX
WIND +6 HR:
22MPS
12
Forecast of centre position
(+ 12 HR)
Day and time (in UTC) (12 hours from the DTG given in Item 2);
forecast position (in degrees and minutes) of the centre of the tropical cyclone
FCST PSN +12 HR:
nn/nnnnZ
Nnn[nn] or Snn[nn] Wnnn[nn] or Ennn[nn]
FCST PSN +12 HR:
26/0400Z
N2830 W07430
13
Forecast of maximum surface wind (+ 12 HR)
Forecast of maximum surface wind (12 hours after the DTG given in Item 2)
FCST MAX WIND
+12 HR:
nn[n]MPS
(or nn[n]KT)
FCST MAX WIND
+12 HR:
22MPS
14
Forecast of centre position
(+ 18 HR)
Day and time (in UTC) (18 hours from the DTG given in Item 2);
forecast position (in degrees and minutes) of the centre of the tropical cyclone
FCST PSN +18 HR:
nn/nnnnZ
Nnn[nn] or Snn[nn] Wnnn[nn] or Ennn[nn]
FCST PSN +18 HR:
26/1000Z
N2852 W07500
15
Forecast of maximum surface wind (+ 18 HR)
Forecast of maximum surface wind (18 hours after the DTG given in Item 2)
FCST MAX WIND
+18 HR:
nn[n]MPS
(or nn[n]KT)
FCST MAX WIND
+18 HR:
21MPS
16
Forecast of centre position
(+ 24 HR)
Day and time (in UTC) (24 hours a day and seven days a week from the DTG given in Item 2);
forecast position (in degrees and minutes) of the centre of the tropical cyclone
FCST PSN +24 HR:
nn/nnnnZ
Nnn[nn] or Snn[nn] Wnnn[nn] or Ennn[nn]
FCST PSN +24 HR:
26/1600Z
N2912 W07530
17
Forecast of maximum surface wind (+ 24 HR)
Forecast of maximum surface wind (24 hours a day and seven days a week after the DTG given in Item 2)
FCST MAX WIND
+24 HR:
nn[n]MPS
(or nn[n]KT)
FCST MAX WIND
+24 HR:
20MPS
18
Remarks
Remarks, as necessary
RMK:
Free text up to 256 characters
or
NIL
RMK:
NIL
19
Expected time of issuance of next advisory
Expected year, month, day and time (in UTC) of issuance of next advisory
NXT MSG:
[BFR] nnnnnnnn/nnnnZ
or
NO MSG EXP
NXT MSG:
20040925 /2000Z

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/373/annex/V/appendix/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-373/annex-V/appendix-7
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