The Weather and Radar Processor (WARP) presentation will depict the history, status and future of this FAA program. There is a description of Stage 0 that is currently in use by the NWS forecasters supporting the FAA's Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and at the FAA Command Center (ATCSCC). Next is a description of the improvements currently in test and scheduled for deployment later in the year. Of specific interest is providing the Air Traffic Controller real time weather radar data from the WSR-88D directly to the controller's scope. WARP will also build and disseminate a national radar mosaic every five minutes for use by the Air Traffic Management team to make the nation's skies safer and improve the capacity of the National Airspace System (NAS).
New improvements are coming to WARP. Currently it can ingest, process and display virtually all types of meteorological data; from satellite to METAR, TAFs and Model data. Eventually WARP will not only ingest and process the data but provide data to other FAA systems to improve the operation of the NAS. We envision WARP radar mosaics being shown in the cockpit and on the controller's scope simultaneously. Also WARP will connect to the ASOS within their area of responsibility and receive and disseminate updated surface observations every minute.
WARP is the FAA's enroute weather processor and forecast tool
The 8th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology