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SAWRS Program

Supplemental Aviation Weather Reporting Stations

SAWRS defined - A facility where weather observations are taken, prepared, and transmitted by a local operator (NWS certified) under federal government supervision. A SAWRS is established at an airport (includes offshore platforms' helipads) when the FAA has determined that the weather observations are needed to satisfy Federal Aviation Regulations 121 or 135, or for the safe conduct of other aircraft operations.

At present, WFO Lake Charles has 4 SAWRS located on oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. WFO Slidell has 2 Gulf sites. They are operated by PHI (Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.), Air Logistics, Inc. and BP. We also have 3 inland sites.

 

OFFSHORE SITES

Site Name

Station I.D.

Coordinates

Operator

Location from Land

 Eugene Island 330

K3B6

28° 13" N

91° 41" W

 Air Logistics

 105 NM south of New Iberia

 High Island 264C

KH08

28° 28" N

93° 44" W

  PHI

 80 NM South of Cameron

 South Timbalier 300

KS58

28° 09" N

90° 43" W

 PHI

 85 NM South of Houma 

 (WFO New Orleans Responsibility)

  Mississippi Canyon 778

KH78

28° 09" N

93° 21" W

 BP Oil

 92 NM Southeast of Venice

 Ship Shoal 207A

KGSM

28° 32" N

90° 59" W

 Air Logistics

 65 NM South of Houma
 South Marsh 268A KSRN

29° 07" N

91° 52" W

  Air Logistics  48 NM South Southwest of Morgan City

Clicking a station I.D. will give you the station's latest weather information.
*Due to observation requirements, some observations in the tables may be several hours, and in some cases, days old.

During tropical weather events in the Gulf, these stations are extremely useful and greatly appreciated for their timely observations in dangerous weather situations in support of the National Weather Service and especially the National Hurricane Center.

PHI helicopter preparing to land on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

PHI helicopter preparing to land on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

INLAND SITES

Site Name

Station I.D.

 Intracoastal City, La.*

K7R4

 Sabine Pass, Tx.*

KRPE

 Amelia, La.*

K7R3

 Cameron, La.*

K7R5

 Chennault Field, La.*

KCWF

 Fourchon, La.

K9F2

 Grand Isle, La.

KAXO

 Venice (Boothville), La.

KBVE

 Sugar Land, Tx.

KSGR

 Ellington Field, Tx.

KEFD

 Brazoria County Airport, Tx.

KLBX
* within NWS Lake Charles County Warning Area

 

The HydroMet staff's duties are:
  1. The quality control of 2000+ observations per month, to include documentation of errors for each station and mailing of observations to NCDC.
  2. Sending supplies to each station.
  3. Station inspections (twice yearly) and upkeep of station history.
  4. Responding to questions from the stations.

 

For more in-depth information on SAWRS, click here.

For more about NWS certification, click here.

A link to Gulf Coast observations can be found by clicking here.

All observations are in METAR. A breakdown of the code can be viewed by clicking here.

A link to conversion tables is also available. Click here.


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