Weather in radiotelephony · Question 48 of 72

SIGMET messages are for the safety of general aviation flights. What information do they contain?

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  • B Significant meteorological phenomena, e.g. thunderstorms, turbulence, icing

Explanation

SIGMET messages warn of significant weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, turbulence or icing. Routine weather reports, by contrast, are METARs.

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