NOXX01 EDZW 220643

Dear Users of DWD WAFC products and Wind/Temperature (WT) charts,

with the update of ICAO ANNEX 3 DWD will revise its program of WAFC products and Wind/Temperature (WT) charts in Q4/2026. The specific date for these changes will be announced in due time.

1. Changes to GTS transfer
The following headers will be stopped:
PGBE05 EGRR
PGBE05 KKCI
PGCE14 EGRR
PGEE05 EGRR
PGEE05 KKCI
PGGE05 EGRR
PGKE14 EGRR
PGZE05 EGRR
PGZE14 EGRR
PGAE05 EGRR
PGCE05 EGRR
PGDE14 EGRR
PGSE05 EGRR
PGRE05 EGRR
PWBE// EDZW
PWEE// EDZW
PWGE// EDZW
PWZE// EDZW
PWAE// EDZW
PWCE// EDZW
PWDE// EDZW
PWSE// EDZW
PWRE// EDZW


2. Changes to DWDSat transmission
The following products will be stopped
QGD*40
waf_swc
PW*E*
ico_wt_*


3. Changes in availability via Internet
All WT charts will be stopped
*ico_wt*
*wafc_wt*
*wafcw_wt*


4. For aviation purposes only the following products will be made available through DWDs SWIM and pc_met services. The upcoming file names will be announced in due time

5  map sections:
-Europe (EUR),
-Europe-North America (NAT/H),
-Europe-Middle- and South America (SAM/B),
-Europe-Middle-East & Asia (MID/G),
-Europe-Africa (AFI/C)

7 SWCs
-T+6h
-T+9h
-T+12h
-T+15h
-T+18h
-T+21h
-T+24h

corresponding W/T maps (for every SWC from +6 to +24h and for every map section)
-FL 50 (843 hPa)
-FL 140 (595 hPa)
-FL 240 (393 hPa)
-FL 300 (301 hPa)
-FL 330 (262 hPa)
-FL 360 (227 hPa)
-FL 390 (197 hPa)
-FL 420 (170 hPa)

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at wis@dwd.de


Best regards

Team WIS/GISC Offenbach